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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






3. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






5. Emergence of the first true elephants.






6. Insects diversify.First large horses.






7. First deer.






8. current ice age begins






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






10. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






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






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






13. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






14. Paraceratherium evolves.






15. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






17. current ice age begins






18. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






20. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






21. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






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






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






25. First bats.






26. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






27. Whales return to the water.






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






29. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






30. Cats evolve.






31. Gastornis evolves.






32. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






33. 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 -






34. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






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






36. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






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






39. Neanderthals evolve.






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






41. 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 -






42. Gastornis evolves.






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






44. Australopithecines go extinct.






45. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






46. Whales return to the water.






47. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






48. First creodonts.






49. First bats.






50. Australopithecines go extinct.