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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Neanderthals evolve.






2. First bats.






3. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






4. First Nimravids.






5. The mammoth appears.






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






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






8. Paraceratherium evolves.






9. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






10. Australopithecines diversify.






11. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






12. Emergence of the first true elephants.






13. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






14. First creodonts.






15. current ice age begins






16. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






17. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






18. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






19. Cats evolve.






20. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






21. Gastornis evolves.






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






23. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






24. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






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






27. The mammoth appears.






28. Paranthropus evolve.






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






30. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






31. 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 -






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






33. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






34. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






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






37. First deer.






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






39. Gastornis evolves.






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






41. Yellowstone caldera erupts






42. First deer.






43. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






44. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






46. Cats evolve.






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






48. Australopithecines diversify.






49. First bats.






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