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Cenozoic History Timeline

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






2. First deer.






3. The mammoth appears.






4. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






5. First members of the Hominini tribe.






6. Neanderthals evolve.






7. First bats.






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






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






10. 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 -






11. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






12. Australopithecines go extinct.






13. First bats.






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






15. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






17. Emergence of the first true elephants.






18. Whales return to the water.






19. Insects diversify.First large horses.






20. Gastornis evolves.






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






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






23. current ice age begins






24. Whales return to the water.






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






26. current ice age begins






27. First creodonts.






28. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






29. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






30. Gastornis evolves.






31. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






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






34. Cats evolve.






35. Australopithecines go extinct.






36. Emergence of the first true elephants.






37. Paranthropus evolve.






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






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






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






41. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






43. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






45. Paranthropus evolve.






46. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






47. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






49. Australopithecines diversify.






50. Yellowstone caldera erupts