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Cenozoic History Timeline

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






2. 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.






3. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






4. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






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






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






8. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






10. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






11. Whales return to the water.






12. First creodonts.






13. First bats.






14. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






15. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






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






18. First bats.






19. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






20. Neanderthals evolve.






21. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






22. Insects diversify.First large horses.






23. Cats evolve.






24. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






25. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






26. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






27. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






29. Paraceratherium evolves.






30. Neanderthals evolve.






31. Gastornis evolves.






32. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






33. First deer.






34. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






35. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






37. First deer.






38. Insects diversify.First large horses.






39. First Nimravids.






40. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






41. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






42. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






44. Whales return to the water.






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






46. Paranthropus evolve.






47. First members of the Hominini tribe.






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






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






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