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Cenozoic History Timeline

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






2. The mammoth appears.






3. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






4. Whales return to the water.






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






6. Paraceratherium evolves.






7. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






9. 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.






10. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






12. Paranthropus evolve.






13. First deer.






14. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






15. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






16. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






22. Emergence of the first true elephants.






23. First creodonts.






24. Australopithecines diversify.






25. First Nimravids.






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






27. Insects diversify.First large horses.






28. Whales return to the water.






29. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






31. The mammoth appears.






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






33. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






34. First deer.






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






36. Gastornis evolves.






37. Australopithecines diversify.






38. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






39. First Nimravids.






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






41. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






42. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






43. current ice age begins






44. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






45. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






46. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






47. Gastornis evolves.






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






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






50. Cats evolve.