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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Whales return to the water.






2. First bats.






3. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






4. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






5. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






6. Neanderthals evolve.






7. Estimated age of the Hominidae/Hylobatidae (great apes vs. gibbons) split.






8. First creodonts.






9. Estimated age of the Homo/Pan (human vs. chimpanzee) split.






10. Brontotheres go extinct. Pigs evolve. South America separates from Antarctica - becoming an island continent.






11. Approximate age of Canis lupus. Middle Stone Age begins in Africa. Gigantopithecus evolves.






12. Pliocene epoch begins.First tree sloths and hippopotami.First large vultures. Nimravids go extinct.






13. The mammoth appears.






14. Earliest possible evidence of the controlled use of fire by Homo erectus






15. Emergence of the first true elephants.






16. Paranthropus evolve.






17. Africa collides with Eurasia - closing the Tethys Sea. Divergence of cat and dog ancestors. Primates diversify. Brontotheres - tapirs - rhinos - and camels evolve.






18. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






19. Insects diversify.First large horses.






20. Earliest demonstrable evidence of the controlled use of fire by Homo erectus






21. Whales return to the water.






22. Yellowstone caldera erupts






23. First Nimravids.






24. Insects diversify.First large horses.






25. First Nimravids.






26. Isthmus of Panama joins North and South America. Great AmericanInterchange.






27. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






28. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






29. Gastornis evolves.






30. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






31. Australopithecines diversify.






32. Australopithecines go extinct.






33. Middle Paleolithic begins. Appearance of Homo sapiens in Africa






34. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






35. Emergence of the first true elephants.






36. Grasslands first appear. Glyptodonts - ground sloths - peccaries - dogs - eagles - and hawks evolve.






37. First creodonts.






38. Estimated age of the Homo/Pan (human vs. chimpanzee) split.






39. Age of the Catarrhini parvorder; first canines evolve. Lepidopteran insects become recognizable. Gastornis goes extinct. Basilosaurus evolves.






40. start of the Pleistocene epoch - the Stone Age and the current Quaternary period; emergence of the genus Homo. Smilodon - the best known of the sabre-toothed cats - appears.






41. current ice age begins






42. Neanderthals evolve.






43. First members of the Hominini tribe.






44. The mammoth appears.






45. Earliest possible evidence of the controlled use of fire by Homo erectus






46. First mastodons - bovids - and kangaroos. Australian megafauna diversify.






47. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






48. start of the Pleistocene epoch - the Stone Age and the current Quaternary period; emergence of the genus Homo. Smilodon - the best known of the sabre-toothed cats - appears.






49. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






50. First mastodons - bovids - and kangaroos. Australian megafauna diversify.