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Cenozoic History Timeline

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






2. Australopithecines diversify.






3. Whales return to the water.






4. Gastornis evolves.






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






6. First Nimravids.






7. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






8. Emergence of the first true elephants.






9. Insects diversify.First large horses.






10. Neanderthals evolve.






11. Yellowstone caldera erupts






12. First members of the Hominini tribe.






13. current ice age begins






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






15. First deer.






16. First members of the Hominini tribe.






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






18. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






19. First bats.






20. Australopithecines go extinct.






21. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






22. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






23. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






24. Australopithecines go extinct.






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






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






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






28. First creodonts.






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






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






31. 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 -






32. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






33. Cats evolve.






34. Australopithecines diversify.






35. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






36. First Nimravids.






37. 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 -






38. Gastornis evolves.






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






40. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






41. Cats evolve.






42. The mammoth appears.






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






44. Paranthropus evolve.






45. current ice age begins






46. First deer.






47. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






48. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






49. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






50. Insects diversify.First large horses.