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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Paraceratherium evolves.






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






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






4. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






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






6. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






8. Australopithecines diversify.






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






10. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






11. Paraceratherium evolves.






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






13. First bats.






14. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






16. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






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






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






19. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






21. First creodonts.






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






23. First creodonts.






24. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






25. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






27. Cats evolve.






28. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






30. First members of the Hominini tribe.






31. Whales return to the water.






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






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






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






35. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






36. current ice age begins






37. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






38. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






39. First deer.






40. current ice age begins






41. Paranthropus evolve.






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






43. Neanderthals evolve.






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






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






46. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






47. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






48. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






49. First Nimravids.






50. Gastornis evolves.