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1. Grasslands first appear. Glyptodonts - ground sloths - peccaries - dogs - eagles - and hawks evolve.
34 Ma
50 Ma
35 Ma
4.5 Ma

2. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus
4.5 Ma
50 Ma
63 Ma
6 Ma

3. The mammoth appears.
30 Ma
26 Ma
18-12 Ma
4.8 Ma

4. Paranthropus evolve.
2.7 Ma
49 Ma
55 Ma
28 Ma

5. First members of the Hominini tribe.
5.5 Ma
2.7 Ma
6.5 Ma
33 Ma

6. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.
20 Ma
2.5 Ma
52 Ma
1.2 Ma

7. Paranthropus evolve.
6.5 Ma
33 Ma
0.2 Ma
2.7 Ma

8. First Nimravids.
0.64 Ma
63 Ma
37 Ma
0.3 Ma

9. Evolution of the first primates and miacids. Flightless birds diversify.
1.2 Ma
4.5 Ma
60 Ma
4.5 Ma

10. Earliest demonstrable evidence of the controlled use of fire by Homo erectus
0.7 Ma
0.79 Ma
35 Ma
2.6 Ma

11. Insects diversify.First large horses.
52 Ma
55 Ma
10 Ma
0.3 Ma

12. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.
4.5 Ma
1.2 Ma
49 Ma
20 Ma

13. First mastodons - bovids - and kangaroos. Australian megafauna diversify.
5.4-6.3 Ma
15 Ma
37 Ma
28 Ma

14. First mastodons - bovids - and kangaroos. Australian megafauna diversify.
0.7 Ma
3 Ma
15 Ma
1.7 Ma

15. Yellowstone caldera erupts
0.64 Ma
35 Ma
40 Ma
33 Ma

16. Brontotheres go extinct. Pigs evolve. South America separates from Antarctica - becoming an island continent.
63 Ma
35 Ma
30 Ma
60 Ma

17. Insects diversify.First large horses.
15 Ma
0.64 Ma
1.5 Ma
10 Ma

18. Earliest possible evidence of the controlled use of fire by Homo erectus
1.5 Ma
5.4-6.3 Ma
4.5 Ma
0.2 Ma

19. Gastornis evolves.
56 Ma
40 Ma
33 Ma
4.5 Ma

20. First deer.
0.3 Ma
5.5 Ma
25 Ma
30 Ma

21. Pliocene epoch begins.First tree sloths and hippopotami.First large vultures. Nimravids go extinct.
5 Ma
33 Ma
40 Ma
2.6 Ma

22. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus
28 Ma
1.5 Ma
4.5 Ma
2.5 Ma

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

24. Earliest demonstrable evidence of the controlled use of fire by Homo erectus
10 Ma
18-12 Ma
55 Ma
0.79 Ma

25. Africa collides with Eurasia - closing the Tethys Sea. Divergence of cat and dog ancestors. Primates diversify. Brontotheres - tapirs - rhinos - and camels evolve.
25 Ma
63 Ma
1.7 Ma
50 Ma

26. Neanderthals evolve.
36 Ma
5.4-6.3 Ma
0.35 Ma
4.8 Ma

27. First bats.
15 Ma
34 Ma
52 Ma
0.6 Ma

28. Grasslands first appear. Glyptodonts - ground sloths - peccaries - dogs - eagles - and hawks evolve.
35 Ma
20 Ma
36 Ma
4.5 Ma

29. Australopithecines go extinct.
34 Ma
20 Ma
1.7 Ma
5.4-6.3 Ma

30. First bats.
52 Ma
0.5 Ma
6 Ma
24 Ma

31. Isthmus of Panama joins North and South America. Great AmericanInterchange.
18-12 Ma
56 Ma
2.7 Ma
3 Ma

32. Emergence of the first true elephants.
26 Ma
52 Ma
6 Ma
1.2 Ma

33. Isthmus of Panama joins North and South America. Great AmericanInterchange.
3 Ma
24 Ma
50 Ma
34 Ma

34. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.
0.7 Ma
5.5 Ma
2.6 Ma
0.6 Ma

35. Evolution of the first primates and miacids. Flightless birds diversify.
10 Ma
60 Ma
0.64 Ma
30 Ma

36. First Nimravids.
60 Ma
37 Ma
0.5 Ma
6.5 Ma

37. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.
26 Ma
35 Ma
36 Ma
24 Ma

38. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.
55 Ma
15 Ma
40 Ma
33 Ma

39. Neanderthals evolve.
0.35 Ma
20 Ma
40 Ma
4.8 Ma

40. First members of the Hominini tribe.
50 Ma
6.5 Ma
63 Ma
20 Ma

41. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field
5.5 Ma
30 Ma
0.7 Ma
3 Ma

42. Middle Paleolithic begins. Appearance of Homo sapiens in Africa
0.2 Ma
0.5 Ma
1.2 Ma
5 Ma

43. The mammoth appears.
4.8 Ma
60 Ma
2.5 Ma
33 Ma

44. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.
20 Ma
4.8 Ma
1.2 Ma
10 Ma

45. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus
0.5 Ma
60 Ma
6 Ma
0.64 Ma

46. Whales return to the water.
49 Ma
0.35 Ma
33 Ma
35 Ma

47. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field
50 Ma
52 Ma
0.7 Ma
1.5 Ma

48. Estimated age of the Hominidae/Hylobatidae (great apes vs. gibbons) split.
15 Ma
4.8 Ma
18-12 Ma
52 Ma

49. Emergence of the first true elephants.
49 Ma
36 Ma
0.2 Ma
26 Ma

50. Africa collides with Eurasia - closing the Tethys Sea. Divergence of cat and dog ancestors. Primates diversify. Brontotheres - tapirs - rhinos - and camels evolve.
50 Ma
5 Ma
63 Ma
0.3 Ma

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