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Cenozoic History Timeline

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






2. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






3. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






5. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






7. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






8. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






10. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






11. Paranthropus evolve.






12. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






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






15. First deer.






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






17. First bats.






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






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






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






21. Australopithecines diversify.






22. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






24. Yellowstone caldera erupts






25. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






26. Australopithecines diversify.






27. First creodonts.






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






29. First Nimravids.






30. Paraceratherium evolves.






31. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






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






34. Insects diversify.First large horses.






35. Emergence of the first true elephants.






36. Gastornis evolves.






37. Cats evolve.






38. Whales return to the water.






39. First members of the Hominini tribe.






40. Australopithecines go extinct.






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






42. First members of the Hominini tribe.






43. Paraceratherium evolves.






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






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






46. Neanderthals evolve.






47. Neanderthals evolve.






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






49. 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.






50. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.