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Cenozoic History Timeline

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






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






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






4. 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 -






5. Whales return to the water.






6. Australopithecines go extinct.






7. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






8. First creodonts.






9. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






10. Neanderthals evolve.






11. First members of the Hominini tribe.






12. First Nimravids.






13. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






15. First deer.






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






17. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






19. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






21. First bats.






22. 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 -






23. Paraceratherium evolves.






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






25. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






26. Yellowstone caldera erupts






27. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






28. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






29. Australopithecines go extinct.






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






31. 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.






32. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






33. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






35. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






36. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






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






39. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






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






41. Whales return to the water.






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






43. current ice age begins






44. Cats evolve.






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






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






47. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






48. First creodonts.






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






50. Cats evolve.