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1. Australopithecines go extinct.
1.7 Ma
35 Ma
50 Ma
4.5 Ma

2. Paranthropus evolve.
2.7 Ma
6.5 Ma
4.5 Ma
0.5 Ma

3. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.
0.6 Ma
4.5 Ma
56 Ma
34 Ma

4. Age of the Catarrhini parvorder; first canines evolve. Lepidopteran insects become recognizable. Gastornis goes extinct. Basilosaurus evolves.
40 Ma
0.7 Ma
0.6 Ma
18-12 Ma

5. Age of the Catarrhini parvorder; first canines evolve. Lepidopteran insects become recognizable. Gastornis goes extinct. Basilosaurus evolves.
0.6 Ma
30 Ma
40 Ma
18-12 Ma

6. Gastornis evolves.
56 Ma
30 Ma
0.64 Ma
6 Ma

7. Middle Paleolithic begins. Appearance of Homo sapiens in Africa
40 Ma
26 Ma
0.2 Ma
63 Ma

8. First deer.
4.5 Ma
24 Ma
25 Ma
30 Ma

9. Middle Paleolithic begins. Appearance of Homo sapiens in Africa
0.2 Ma
5.5 Ma
37 Ma
24 Ma

10. Approximate age of Canis lupus. Middle Stone Age begins in Africa. Gigantopithecus evolves.
56 Ma
37 Ma
0.3 Ma
52 Ma

11. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.
25 Ma
33 Ma
0.35 Ma
3 Ma

12. Estimated age of the Hominidae/Hylobatidae (great apes vs. gibbons) split.
0.7 Ma
40 Ma
10 Ma
18-12 Ma

13. Neanderthals evolve.
28 Ma
63 Ma
0.35 Ma
1.2 Ma

14. Earliest demonstrable evidence of the controlled use of fire by Homo erectus
5.5 Ma
63 Ma
0.79 Ma
0.2 Ma

15. Whales return to the water.
52 Ma
49 Ma
40 Ma
20 Ma

16. Australopithecines diversify.
37 Ma
2.7 Ma
35 Ma
6 Ma

17. Australopithecines diversify.
6 Ma
3 Ma
60 Ma
10 Ma

18. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus
15 Ma
0.5 Ma
30 Ma
20 Ma

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

20. First bats.
0.6 Ma
52 Ma
1.2 Ma
55 Ma

21. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.
1.2 Ma
34 Ma
60 Ma
49 Ma

22. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.
0.64 Ma
2.7 Ma
0.35 Ma
0.6 Ma

23. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field
50 Ma
0.7 Ma
30 Ma
0.64 Ma

24. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.
36 Ma
35 Ma
30 Ma
34 Ma

25. Yellowstone caldera erupts
2.5 Ma
2.5 Ma
0.64 Ma
18-12 Ma

26. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus
0.35 Ma
24 Ma
30 Ma
4.5 Ma

27. Emergence of the first true elephants.
4.5 Ma
5.4-6.3 Ma
26 Ma
0.7 Ma

28. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus
0.5 Ma
1.7 Ma
35 Ma
50 Ma

29. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.
30 Ma
20 Ma
33 Ma
0.2 Ma

30. First members of the Hominini tribe.
0.6 Ma
6.5 Ma
18-12 Ma
1.5 Ma

31. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin
24 Ma
0.2 Ma
34 Ma
26 Ma

32. First deer.
49 Ma
34 Ma
25 Ma
33 Ma

33. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.
0.5 Ma
36 Ma
0.7 Ma
15 Ma

34. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field
56 Ma
37 Ma
0.7 Ma
0.5 Ma

35. First mastodons - bovids - and kangaroos. Australian megafauna diversify.
15 Ma
56 Ma
0.64 Ma
0.35 Ma

36. Neanderthals evolve.
4.8 Ma
2.7 Ma
0.2 Ma
0.35 Ma

37. Africa collides with Eurasia - closing the Tethys Sea. Divergence of cat and dog ancestors. Primates diversify. Brontotheres - tapirs - rhinos - and camels evolve.
50 Ma
15 Ma
2.6 Ma
5.4-6.3 Ma

38. Approximate age of Canis lupus. Middle Stone Age begins in Africa. Gigantopithecus evolves.
0.79 Ma
18-12 Ma
0.3 Ma
0.35 Ma

39. First Nimravids.
0.64 Ma
63 Ma
37 Ma
28 Ma

40. Paraceratherium evolves.
35 Ma
49 Ma
28 Ma
0.35 Ma

41. Insects diversify.First large horses.
2.7 Ma
15 Ma
20 Ma
10 Ma

42. Paraceratherium evolves.
28 Ma
30 Ma
55 Ma
40 Ma

43. Cats evolve.
10 Ma
5.5 Ma
0.6 Ma
34 Ma

44. Earliest possible evidence of the controlled use of fire by Homo erectus
0.3 Ma
0.35 Ma
1.5 Ma
2.7 Ma

45. Grasslands first appear. Glyptodonts - ground sloths - peccaries - dogs - eagles - and hawks evolve.
35 Ma
10 Ma
55 Ma
4.5 Ma

46. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.
20 Ma
2.7 Ma
0.35 Ma
60 Ma

47. Earliest demonstrable evidence of the controlled use of fire by Homo erectus
24 Ma
3 Ma
0.79 Ma
0.3 Ma

48. First bats.
49 Ma
52 Ma
5.4-6.3 Ma
0.3 Ma

49. 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 Ma
1.2 Ma
2.5 Ma
2.6 Ma

50. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus
5.4-6.3 Ma
3 Ma
30 Ma
5.5 Ma

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