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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






2. First creodonts.






3. Neanderthals evolve.






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






5. current ice age begins






6. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






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






9. Australopithecines diversify.






10. 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.






11. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






12. Cats evolve.






13. Whales return to the water.






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






15. Paraceratherium evolves.






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






17. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






18. Yellowstone caldera erupts






19. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






21. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






23. First bats.






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






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






26. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






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






29. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






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






32. The mammoth appears.






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






34. Paranthropus evolve.






35. Australopithecines diversify.






36. First bats.






37. The mammoth appears.






38. Australopithecines go extinct.






39. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






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






41. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






42. First deer.






43. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






44. First Nimravids.






45. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






46. 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.






47. First deer.






48. Insects diversify.First large horses.






49. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






50. Paraceratherium evolves.