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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Paraceratherium evolves.






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






3. Gastornis evolves.






4. Emergence of the first true elephants.






5. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






7. First creodonts.






8. First Nimravids.






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






10. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






11. Yellowstone caldera erupts






12. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






13. First creodonts.






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






15. Australopithecines go extinct.






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






17. Australopithecines diversify.






18. The mammoth appears.






19. Cats evolve.






20. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






22. The mammoth appears.






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






24. Emergence of the first true elephants.






25. 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 -






26. Neanderthals evolve.






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






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






29. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






30. First deer.






31. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






33. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






34. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






35. 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 -






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






37. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






39. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






40. First bats.






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






42. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






43. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






44. current ice age begins






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






46. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






48. Whales return to the water.






49. Paranthropus evolve.






50. Whales return to the water.