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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. The mammoth appears.






2. Whales return to the water.






3. First members of the Hominini tribe.






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






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






6. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






7. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






8. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






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






11. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






12. Australopithecines diversify.






13. First creodonts.






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






15. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






16. First deer.






17. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






18. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






20. Cats evolve.






21. Paraceratherium evolves.






22. Australopithecines go extinct.






23. First Nimravids.






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






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






26. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






28. Australopithecines go extinct.






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






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






31. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






32. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






34. Cats evolve.






35. current ice age begins






36. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






37. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






39. The mammoth appears.






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






41. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






42. Paranthropus evolve.






43. Australopithecines diversify.






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






45. 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.






46. Whales return to the water.






47. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






48. 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.






49. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






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