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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. current ice age begins






2. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






3. Neanderthals evolve.






4. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






5. Gastornis evolves.






6. Australopithecines diversify.






7. Whales return to the water.






8. Insects diversify.First large horses.






9. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






10. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






12. Cats evolve.






13. Paraceratherium evolves.






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






15. First bats.






16. First Nimravids.






17. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






18. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






19. First deer.






20. Whales return to the water.






21. 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.






22. The mammoth appears.






23. 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 -






24. Paranthropus evolve.






25. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






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






28. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






30. Gastornis evolves.






31. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






32. First bats.






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






34. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






35. Yellowstone caldera erupts






36. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






37. Emergence of the first true elephants.






38. Insects diversify.First large horses.






39. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






40. 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.






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






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






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






44. First members of the Hominini tribe.






45. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






46. 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 -






47. First deer.






48. Neanderthals evolve.






49. Australopithecines diversify.






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