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Cenozoic History Timeline
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1. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.
30 Ma
35 Ma
1.2 Ma
36 Ma
2. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus
5.5 Ma
4.5 Ma
2.6 Ma
3 Ma
3. Grasslands first appear. Glyptodonts - ground sloths - peccaries - dogs - eagles - and hawks evolve.
60 Ma
5.4-6.3 Ma
3 Ma
35 Ma
4. Estimated age of the Homo/Pan (human vs. chimpanzee) split.
4.8 Ma
5.4-6.3 Ma
0.6 Ma
0.79 Ma
5. Neanderthals evolve.
4.8 Ma
34 Ma
1.7 Ma
0.35 Ma
6. First mastodons - bovids - and kangaroos. Australian megafauna diversify.
5 Ma
15 Ma
40 Ma
6.5 Ma
7. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin
63 Ma
24 Ma
0.35 Ma
15 Ma
8. The mammoth appears.
6 Ma
4.8 Ma
2.5 Ma
18-12 Ma
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.
0.64 Ma
5.5 Ma
1.2 Ma
2.5 Ma
10. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field
24 Ma
50 Ma
0.7 Ma
37 Ma
11. Isthmus of Panama joins North and South America. Great AmericanInterchange.
49 Ma
3 Ma
37 Ma
28 Ma
12. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus
5 Ma
4.5 Ma
1.2 Ma
0.3 Ma
13. Grasslands first appear. Glyptodonts - ground sloths - peccaries - dogs - eagles - and hawks evolve.
35 Ma
28 Ma
0.5 Ma
5 Ma
14. Brontotheres go extinct. Pigs evolve. South America separates from Antarctica - becoming an island continent.
0.6 Ma
0.64 Ma
50 Ma
30 Ma
15. Yellowstone caldera erupts
0.3 Ma
49 Ma
0.64 Ma
55 Ma
16. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus
5.5 Ma
0.3 Ma
50 Ma
52 Ma
17. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field
50 Ma
0.7 Ma
40 Ma
0.6 Ma
18. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.
5.4-6.3 Ma
36 Ma
35 Ma
63 Ma
19. Cats evolve.
56 Ma
18-12 Ma
5 Ma
34 Ma
20. Insects diversify.First large horses.
10 Ma
2.7 Ma
15 Ma
3 Ma
21. Emergence of the first true elephants.
25 Ma
2.5 Ma
26 Ma
20 Ma
22. Whales return to the water.
15 Ma
0.3 Ma
49 Ma
3 Ma
23. current ice age begins
35 Ma
56 Ma
4.8 Ma
2.6 Ma
24. Paranthropus evolve.
2.7 Ma
30 Ma
6.5 Ma
0.64 Ma
25. First deer.
25 Ma
56 Ma
5.4-6.3 Ma
18-12 Ma
26. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus
0.5 Ma
2.5 Ma
26 Ma
33 Ma
27. Cats evolve.
0.35 Ma
2.6 Ma
34 Ma
30 Ma
28. First members of the Hominini tribe.
6.5 Ma
2.5 Ma
0.7 Ma
0.2 Ma
29. Australopithecines diversify.
25 Ma
49 Ma
2.5 Ma
6 Ma
30. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.
30 Ma
0.6 Ma
15 Ma
56 Ma
31. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin
10 Ma
60 Ma
28 Ma
24 Ma
32. Paranthropus evolve.
2.7 Ma
52 Ma
49 Ma
0.64 Ma
33. Earliest demonstrable evidence of the controlled use of fire by Homo erectus
0.79 Ma
33 Ma
56 Ma
26 Ma
34. Evolution of the first primates and miacids. Flightless birds diversify.
60 Ma
30 Ma
4.8 Ma
4.5 Ma
35. Australopithecines diversify.
1.2 Ma
2.6 Ma
56 Ma
6 Ma
36. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.
0.6 Ma
25 Ma
2.6 Ma
28 Ma
37. Gastornis evolves.
4.5 Ma
56 Ma
0.6 Ma
25 Ma
38. Pliocene epoch begins.First tree sloths and hippopotami.First large vultures. Nimravids go extinct.
60 Ma
5 Ma
0.64 Ma
25 Ma
39. Earliest possible evidence of the controlled use of fire by Homo erectus
1.5 Ma
35 Ma
1.2 Ma
2.6 Ma
40. Age of the Catarrhini parvorder; first canines evolve. Lepidopteran insects become recognizable. Gastornis goes extinct. Basilosaurus evolves.
35 Ma
6 Ma
40 Ma
18-12 Ma
41. Evolution of the first primates and miacids. Flightless birds diversify.
0.7 Ma
15 Ma
5.4-6.3 Ma
60 Ma
42. Paraceratherium evolves.
28 Ma
2.7 Ma
5 Ma
36 Ma
43. current ice age begins
5.5 Ma
10 Ma
2.6 Ma
63 Ma
44. Approximate age of Canis lupus. Middle Stone Age begins in Africa. Gigantopithecus evolves.
0.3 Ma
40 Ma
36 Ma
36 Ma
45. Africa collides with Eurasia - closing the Tethys Sea. Divergence of cat and dog ancestors. Primates diversify. Brontotheres - tapirs - rhinos - and camels evolve.
0.3 Ma
18-12 Ma
2.6 Ma
50 Ma
46. Isthmus of Panama joins North and South America. Great AmericanInterchange.
60 Ma
0.6 Ma
37 Ma
3 Ma
47. Yellowstone caldera erupts
0.2 Ma
37 Ma
0.64 Ma
6.5 Ma
48. First deer.
60 Ma
6.5 Ma
56 Ma
25 Ma
49. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.
4.8 Ma
30 Ma
10 Ma
1.2 Ma
50. Estimated age of the Hominidae/Hylobatidae (great apes vs. gibbons) split.
35 Ma
5 Ma
18-12 Ma
5.5 Ma