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Cenozoic History Timeline

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






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






3. First Nimravids.






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






5. Insects diversify.First large horses.






6. Australopithecines go extinct.






7. The mammoth appears.






8. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






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






10. Emergence of the first true elephants.






11. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






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






14. First creodonts.






15. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






16. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






17. current ice age begins






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






19. First creodonts.






20. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






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






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






24. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






25. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






26. Gastornis evolves.






27. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






28. Paraceratherium evolves.






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






30. Paranthropus evolve.






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






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






33. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






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






35. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






36. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






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






39. The mammoth appears.






40. Yellowstone caldera erupts






41. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






42. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






43. Emergence of the first true elephants.






44. current ice age begins






45. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






46. 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 -






47. Neanderthals evolve.






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






49. Gastornis evolves.






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