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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






7. Paraceratherium evolves.






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






9. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






11. 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 -






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






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






14. First bats.






15. Whales return to the water.






16. Emergence of the first true elephants.






17. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






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






20. The mammoth appears.






21. 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.






22. current ice age begins






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






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






25. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






26. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






27. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






28. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






29. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






30. Gastornis evolves.






31. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






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






33. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






35. First deer.






36. Cats evolve.






37. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






38. First deer.






39. Australopithecines diversify.






40. Australopithecines go extinct.






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






42. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






43. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






44. Paranthropus evolve.






45. Australopithecines diversify.






46. Paraceratherium evolves.






47. First creodonts.






48. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






49. Neanderthals evolve.






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.