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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






2. 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.






3. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






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






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






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






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






9. First members of the Hominini tribe.






10. Cats evolve.






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






12. Neanderthals evolve.






13. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






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






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






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






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






19. The mammoth appears.






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






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






22. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






23. First deer.






24. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






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






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






27. Paraceratherium evolves.






28. Gastornis evolves.






29. Australopithecines go extinct.






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






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






32. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






33. Cats evolve.






34. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






35. Gastornis evolves.






36. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






37. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






38. First deer.






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






40. Australopithecines diversify.






41. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






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






43. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






44. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






45. Insects diversify.First large horses.






46. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






47. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






48. current ice age begins






49. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






50. Emergence of the first true elephants.