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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Australopithecines diversify.






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






3. 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.






4. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






5. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






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






7. First creodonts.






8. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






9. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






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






11. Emergence of the first true elephants.






12. Whales return to the water.






13. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






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






15. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






16. First bats.






17. First bats.






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






19. Neanderthals evolve.






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






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






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






23. Yellowstone caldera erupts






24. Emergence of the first true elephants.






25. Paraceratherium evolves.






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






27. Paranthropus evolve.






28. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






29. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






30. Neanderthals evolve.






31. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






32. Australopithecines go extinct.






33. First Nimravids.






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






35. Gastornis evolves.






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






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






38. Australopithecines go extinct.






39. First members of the Hominini tribe.






40. Australopithecines diversify.






41. 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 -






42. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






43. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






44. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






45. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






46. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






48. First deer.






49. The mammoth appears.






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