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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






2. First members of the Hominini tribe.






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






4. First members of the Hominini tribe.






5. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






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






8. Neanderthals evolve.






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






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






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






13. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






15. First deer.






16. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






18. The mammoth appears.






19. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






20. Gastornis evolves.






21. First bats.






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






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






24. Paraceratherium evolves.






25. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






26. First deer.






27. Gastornis evolves.






28. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






30. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






31. Emergence of the first true elephants.






32. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






33. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






34. Australopithecines diversify.






35. Australopithecines go extinct.






36. Yellowstone caldera erupts






37. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






38. Paranthropus evolve.






39. Cats evolve.






40. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






41. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. First bats.






49. Insects diversify.First large horses.






50. Paraceratherium evolves.