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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. 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.






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






3. First Nimravids.






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






5. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






6. First Nimravids.






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






8. First members of the Hominini tribe.






9. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






10. Cats evolve.






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






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






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






14. First bats.






15. Gastornis evolves.






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






17. current ice age begins






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






19. First deer.






20. Paraceratherium evolves.






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






22. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






23. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






25. First creodonts.






26. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






28. 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.






29. Whales return to the water.






30. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






31. First deer.






32. Paraceratherium evolves.






33. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






35. current ice age begins






36. Cats evolve.






37. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






39. First creodonts.






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






41. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






42. Australopithecines diversify.






43. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






44. First members of the Hominini tribe.






45. 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 -






46. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






48. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






50. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.