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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






2. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






4. Australopithecines go extinct.






5. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






7. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






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






10. Gastornis evolves.






11. First Nimravids.






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






13. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






15. 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.






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






17. 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 -






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






19. 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.






20. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






22. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






24. Paranthropus evolve.






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






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






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






28. Australopithecines diversify.






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






30. current ice age begins






31. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






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






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






35. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






36. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






37. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






38. The mammoth appears.






39. 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 -






40. Emergence of the first true elephants.






41. First members of the Hominini tribe.






42. Paraceratherium evolves.






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






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






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






46. The mammoth appears.






47. First Nimravids.






48. Australopithecines diversify.






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






50. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.