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Cenozoic History Timeline

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






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






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. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






5. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






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






7. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






9. Neanderthals evolve.






10. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






11. 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 -






12. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






13. First Nimravids.






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






15. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






16. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






18. First creodonts.






19. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






20. Paranthropus evolve.






21. Gastornis evolves.






22. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






23. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






24. First members of the Hominini tribe.






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






26. Gastornis evolves.






27. 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 -






28. Australopithecines diversify.






29. current ice age begins






30. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






31. Cats evolve.






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






33. Paranthropus evolve.






34. 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.






35. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






37. First deer.






38. Yellowstone caldera erupts






39. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






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






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






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






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






44. Insects diversify.First large horses.






45. Paraceratherium evolves.






46. current ice age begins






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






48. The mammoth appears.






49. Australopithecines go extinct.






50. First deer.