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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Paraceratherium evolves.






2. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






3. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






5. Australopithecines diversify.






6. 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 -






7. Australopithecines diversify.






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






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






10. current ice age begins






11. First Nimravids.






12. First members of the Hominini tribe.






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






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






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






16. Paranthropus evolve.






17. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






18. Whales return to the water.






19. First deer.






20. Cats evolve.






21. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






22. Insects diversify.First large horses.






23. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






24. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






25. First creodonts.






26. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






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






28. 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 -






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






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






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






32. current ice age begins






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






34. Emergence of the first true elephants.






35. Insects diversify.First large horses.






36. 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.






37. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






38. Yellowstone caldera erupts






39. Australopithecines go extinct.






40. First members of the Hominini tribe.






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






42. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






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






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






46. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






48. Gastornis evolves.






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






50. 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.