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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






3. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






4. First members of the Hominini tribe.






5. Australopithecines diversify.






6. 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.






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






8. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






9. 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.






10. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






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






13. First bats.






14. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






15. Emergence of the first true elephants.






16. Yellowstone caldera erupts






17. First Nimravids.






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






19. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






20. First members of the Hominini tribe.






21. Whales return to the water.






22. current ice age begins






23. current ice age begins






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






25. First bats.






26. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






28. Cats evolve.






29. Paranthropus evolve.






30. Gastornis evolves.






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






32. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






33. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






34. First creodonts.






35. Paranthropus evolve.






36. First Nimravids.






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






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






39. Cats evolve.






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






41. Insects diversify.First large horses.






42. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






43. Australopithecines diversify.






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






45. Whales return to the water.






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






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






48. Evolution of the first primates and miacids. Flightless birds diversify.






49. First creodonts.






50. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.