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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






2. Australopithecines diversify.






3. current ice age begins






4. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






6. Insects diversify.First large horses.






7. First creodonts.






8. Emergence of the first true elephants.






9. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






11. 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 -






12. First creodonts.






13. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






15. The mammoth appears.






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






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






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






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






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






21. Australopithecines diversify.






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






23. The mammoth appears.






24. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






26. First bats.






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






28. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






29. First Nimravids.






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






31. First Nimravids.






32. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






33. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






34. First deer.






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. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






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






38. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






39. Whales return to the water.






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






41. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






42. First bats.






43. Australopithecines go extinct.






44. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






45. Neanderthals evolve.






46. Gastornis evolves.






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






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






49. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






50. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus