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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Insects diversify.First large horses.






2. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






3. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






4. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






5. Emergence of the first true elephants.






6. current ice age begins






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






8. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






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






11. First Nimravids.






12. Insects diversify.First large horses.






13. Gastornis evolves.






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






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






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






17. Yellowstone caldera erupts






18. Neanderthals evolve.






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






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






21. Australopithecines go extinct.






22. First deer.






23. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






24. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






25. 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.






26. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






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






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






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






31. First deer.






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






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






34. Whales return to the water.






35. First creodonts.






36. 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 -






37. First Nimravids.






38. First members of the Hominini tribe.






39. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






41. Emergence of the first true elephants.






42. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






43. First bats.






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






45. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






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






47. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






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






49. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






50. Cats evolve.