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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Whales return to the water.






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






3. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






4. First creodonts.






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






6. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






8. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






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






10. First members of the Hominini tribe.






11. Australopithecines go extinct.






12. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






13. The mammoth appears.






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






15. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






16. First deer.






17. 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 -






18. Yellowstone caldera erupts






19. Australopithecines go extinct.






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






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






22. Cats evolve.






23. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






24. Emergence of the first true elephants.






25. First members of the Hominini tribe.






26. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






27. Yellowstone caldera erupts






28. Paraceratherium evolves.






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






30. First deer.






31. First creodonts.






32. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






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






35. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






36. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






37. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






38. Gastornis evolves.






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






40. 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 -






41. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






43. Australopithecines diversify.






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






45. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






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






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






48. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






49. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






50. Paranthropus evolve.