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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






2. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






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






5. Neanderthals evolve.






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






7. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






8. The mammoth appears.






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. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






12. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






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






15. Yellowstone caldera erupts






16. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






17. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






18. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






19. Cats evolve.






20. Insects diversify.First large horses.






21. Emergence of the first true elephants.






22. Whales return to the water.






23. current ice age begins






24. Paranthropus evolve.






25. First deer.






26. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






27. Cats evolve.






28. First members of the Hominini tribe.






29. Australopithecines diversify.






30. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






31. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






32. Paranthropus evolve.






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






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






35. Australopithecines diversify.






36. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






37. Gastornis evolves.






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






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






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






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






42. Paraceratherium evolves.






43. current ice age begins






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






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






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






47. Yellowstone caldera erupts






48. First deer.






49. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






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