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Cenozoic History Timeline

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






2. Yellowstone caldera erupts






3. First members of the Hominini tribe.






4. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






5. Paranthropus evolve.






6. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






8. Insects diversify.First large horses.






9. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






10. Insects diversify.First large horses.






11. 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 -






12. Neanderthals evolve.






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






14. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






15. 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.






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






17. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






19. The mammoth appears.






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






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






22. Whales return to the water.






23. First deer.






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






25. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






26. Cats evolve.






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






28. Paranthropus evolve.






29. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






30. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






31. Yellowstone caldera erupts






32. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






33. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






35. Australopithecines diversify.






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






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






38. Paraceratherium evolves.






39. Australopithecines go extinct.






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






41. current ice age begins






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






43. 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.






44. current ice age begins






45. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






46. First members of the Hominini tribe.






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






48. First bats.






49. First bats.






50. The mammoth appears.