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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






2. Australopithecines diversify.






3. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






4. First creodonts.






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






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






7. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






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






10. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






11. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






12. Gastornis evolves.






13. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






14. First Nimravids.






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






16. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






17. Insects diversify.First large horses.






18. current ice age begins






19. Paraceratherium evolves.






20. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






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






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






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






25. Paranthropus evolve.






26. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






27. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






28. Emergence of the first true elephants.






29. Australopithecines diversify.






30. Paraceratherium evolves.






31. 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 -






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






33. Australopithecines go extinct.






34. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






35. 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.






36. The mammoth appears.






37. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






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






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






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






41. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






43. Yellowstone caldera erupts






44. First members of the Hominini tribe.






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






46. Neanderthals evolve.






47. Neanderthals evolve.






48. First bats.






49. First deer.






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