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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. First members of the Hominini tribe.






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






3. The mammoth appears.






4. Australopithecines go extinct.






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






6. First bats.






7. The island of theIndian subcontinent collides with Asia - thrusting up the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau. Many modern bird groups appear.First whale ancestors.First rodents - lagomorphs - armadillos - sirenians - proboscideans - perissodactyls -






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






9. Whales return to the water.






10. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






11. First Nimravids.






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






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






14. Australopithecines diversify.






15. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






17. Paraceratherium evolves.






18. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






19. First bats.






20. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






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






23. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






24. Paraceratherium evolves.






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






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






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






28. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






29. Neanderthals evolve.






30. First deer.






31. First Nimravids.






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






33. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






34. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






35. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






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






37. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






38. Paranthropus evolve.






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






40. Insects diversify.First large horses.






41. Gastornis evolves.






42. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






43. First creodonts.






44. Australopithecines go extinct.






45. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






46. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






48. Whales return to the water.






49. Paranthropus evolve.






50. Neanderthals evolve.