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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






2. 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 -






3. First bats.






4. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






5. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






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






7. Neanderthals evolve.






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






9. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






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






12. First bats.






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






14. First creodonts.






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






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






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






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






19. Paranthropus evolve.






20. First deer.






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






22. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






24. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






25. Paraceratherium evolves.






26. First members of the Hominini tribe.






27. Australopithecines diversify.






28. Emergence of the first true elephants.






29. Australopithecines diversify.






30. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






31. Gastornis evolves.






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






33. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






34. Insects diversify.First large horses.






35. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






37. Gastornis evolves.






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






39. Paranthropus evolve.






40. 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.






41. Cats evolve.






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






43. current ice age begins






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






45. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






47. First Nimravids.






48. First members of the Hominini tribe.






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






50. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin