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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. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






4. First bats.






5. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






6. Emergence of the first true elephants.






7. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






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






10. Paraceratherium evolves.






11. Neanderthals evolve.






12. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






13. Insects diversify.First large horses.






14. 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 -






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






16. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






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






19. First members of the Hominini tribe.






20. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






21. Whales return to the water.






22. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






23. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






25. First bats.






26. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






27. Paranthropus evolve.






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






29. current ice age begins






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






31. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






32. 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 -






33. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






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






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






36. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






38. Cats evolve.






39. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






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






42. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






43. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






44. Gastornis evolves.






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






46. Yellowstone caldera erupts






47. First Nimravids.






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






49. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






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