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Cenozoic History Timeline

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






2. Yellowstone caldera erupts






3. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






4. First creodonts.






5. Paranthropus evolve.






6. First deer.






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






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






9. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






10. Australopithecines diversify.






11. First members of the Hominini tribe.






12. First Nimravids.






13. Australopithecines diversify.






14. Neanderthals evolve.






15. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






17. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






18. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






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






20. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






22. 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 -






23. Whales return to the water.






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






25. First bats.






26. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






28. Gastornis evolves.






29. Gastornis evolves.






30. 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 -






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






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






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






34. Cats evolve.






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






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






37. current ice age begins






38. First creodonts.






39. The mammoth appears.






40. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






41. Paraceratherium evolves.






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






43. Insects diversify.First large horses.






44. First deer.






45. Australopithecines go extinct.






46. Emergence of the first true elephants.






47. Whales return to the water.






48. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






49. First Nimravids.






50. Australopithecines go extinct.