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Cenozoic History Timeline

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






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






3. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






4. Whales return to the water.






5. The mammoth appears.






6. Australopithecines go extinct.






7. Cats evolve.






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






9. Paranthropus evolve.






10. Paranthropus evolve.






11. 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 -






12. The mammoth appears.






13. Cats evolve.






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






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






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






17. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






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






19. current ice age begins






20. First deer.






21. Whales return to the water.






22. First bats.






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






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






26. Australopithecines go extinct.






27. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






28. First creodonts.






29. Gastornis evolves.






30. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






32. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






33. First creodonts.






34. First members of the Hominini tribe.






35. Insects diversify.First large horses.






36. Paraceratherium evolves.






37. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






38. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






39. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






40. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






42. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






44. Australopithecines diversify.






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






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






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






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






49. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






50. Australopithecines diversify.