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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. First Nimravids.






2. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






3. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






4. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






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






7. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






9. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






10. First deer.






11. Whales return to the water.






12. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






13. Insects diversify.First large horses.






14. Cats evolve.






15. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






16. First Nimravids.






17. Emergence of the first true elephants.






18. First creodonts.






19. First bats.






20. Paraceratherium evolves.






21. Australopithecines go extinct.






22. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






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






24. Neanderthals evolve.






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






26. Australopithecines go extinct.






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






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






29. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






30. The mammoth appears.






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






32. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






34. Paranthropus evolve.






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






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






37. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






38. First deer.






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






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






42. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






43. 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.






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






45. 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 -






46. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






47. Paraceratherium evolves.






48. Paranthropus evolve.






49. Emergence of the first true elephants.






50. 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.