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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






2. Neanderthals evolve.






3. Yellowstone caldera erupts






4. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






5. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






6. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






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






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






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






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






12. The mammoth appears.






13. Insects diversify.First large horses.






14. Paranthropus evolve.






15. Australopithecines diversify.






16. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






18. Cats evolve.






19. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






21. First members of the Hominini tribe.






22. Paraceratherium evolves.






23. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






24. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






25. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






26. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






28. The mammoth appears.






29. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






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






31. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






32. First creodonts.






33. Gastornis evolves.






34. Whales return to the water.






35. 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.






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






37. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






38. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






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






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






42. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






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






45. Australopithecines go extinct.






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






47. First Nimravids.






48. Neanderthals evolve.






49. First creodonts.






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