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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






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






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






5. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






6. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






7. The mammoth appears.






8. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






9. Australopithecines go extinct.






10. Whales return to the water.






11. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






12. First members of the Hominini tribe.






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






14. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






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






17. Paraceratherium evolves.






18. Paranthropus evolve.






19. First members of the Hominini tribe.






20. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






21. First creodonts.






22. Cats evolve.






23. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






24. Australopithecines diversify.






25. Australopithecines diversify.






26. Insects diversify.First large horses.






27. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






28. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






29. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






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






32. Gastornis evolves.






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






34. Cats evolve.






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






36. First bats.






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






39. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






40. First Nimravids.






41. The mammoth appears.






42. 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.






43. First creodonts.






44. Yellowstone caldera erupts






45. current ice age begins






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






47. First Nimravids.






48. current ice age begins






49. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






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