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Cenozoic History Timeline

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






2. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






3. First Nimravids.






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






5. Paranthropus evolve.






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






7. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






8. Paranthropus evolve.






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






10. Whales return to the water.






11. Gastornis evolves.






12. Australopithecines go extinct.






13. Australopithecines diversify.






14. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






15. The mammoth appears.






16. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






17. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






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






19. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






21. First creodonts.






22. The mammoth appears.






23. Emergence of the first true elephants.






24. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






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






26. Yellowstone caldera erupts






27. current ice age begins






28. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






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






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






32. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






33. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






34. Emergence of the first true elephants.






35. 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 -






36. 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 -






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






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






39. Australopithecines go extinct.






40. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






41. 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.






42. First deer.






43. Gastornis evolves.






44. 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.






45. Neanderthals evolve.






46. Yellowstone caldera erupts






47. First creodonts.






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






49. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






50. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus