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Cenozoic History Timeline

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






2. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






3. Paranthropus evolve.






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






5. Whales return to the water.






6. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






7. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






9. Cats evolve.






10. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






11. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






12. First members of the Hominini tribe.






13. First deer.






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






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






16. Gastornis evolves.






17. Paraceratherium evolves.






18. First bats.






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






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






21. Australopithecines diversify.






22. current ice age begins






23. Yellowstone caldera erupts






24. Grasslands first appear. Glyptodonts - ground sloths - peccaries - dogs - eagles - and hawks evolve.






25. First creodonts.






26. Emergence of the first true elephants.






27. First Nimravids.






28. Australopithecines go extinct.






29. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






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






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






32. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






33. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






35. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






36. Neanderthals evolve.






37. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






38. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






40. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






42. Cats evolve.






43. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






44. Insects diversify.First large horses.






45. 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 -






46. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






47. First Nimravids.






48. Australopithecines diversify.






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






50. Grasslands first appear. Glyptodonts - ground sloths - peccaries - dogs - eagles - and hawks evolve.