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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Paraceratherium evolves.






2. First creodonts.






3. First Nimravids.






4. The mammoth appears.






5. Neanderthals evolve.






6. Paranthropus evolve.






7. First bats.






8. Paranthropus evolve.






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






10. 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.






11. current ice age begins






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






13. The mammoth appears.






14. Paraceratherium evolves.






15. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






16. Australopithecines go extinct.






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






18. Australopithecines diversify.






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






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






21. Yellowstone caldera erupts






22. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






23. Cats evolve.






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






25. 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 -






26. Australopithecines go extinct.






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






28. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






29. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






30. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






31. 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.






32. First members of the Hominini tribe.






33. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






34. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






35. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






36. Australopithecines diversify.






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






38. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






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






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






42. current ice age begins






43. First bats.






44. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






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






46. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






47. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






49. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






50. First deer.