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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Paraceratherium evolves.






2. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






4. Insects diversify.First large horses.






5. 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 -






6. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






7. 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 -






8. Gastornis evolves.






9. First members of the Hominini tribe.






10. current ice age begins






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






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






13. First creodonts.






14. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






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






16. Australopithecines go extinct.






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






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






19. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






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






21. The mammoth appears.






22. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






23. Paranthropus evolve.






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






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






26. Gastornis evolves.






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






28. Emergence of the first true elephants.






29. First bats.






30. current ice age begins






31. Yellowstone caldera erupts






32. Australopithecines diversify.






33. Australopithecines diversify.






34. First Nimravids.






35. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






36. Neanderthals evolve.






37. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






38. Whales return to the water.






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






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






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






42. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






43. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






45. Cats evolve.






46. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






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






49. First Nimravids.






50. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.