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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Yellowstone caldera erupts






2. Cats evolve.






3. First bats.






4. First bats.






5. Paraceratherium evolves.






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






7. First Nimravids.






8. current ice age begins






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






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






11. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






13. Paraceratherium evolves.






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






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






16. Gastornis evolves.






17. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






18. First deer.






19. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






20. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






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






23. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






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






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






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






27. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






29. First Nimravids.






30. 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 -






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






32. First members of the Hominini tribe.






33. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






34. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






35. Australopithecines diversify.






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






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






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






39. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






41. Neanderthals evolve.






42. Whales return to the water.






43. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






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






45. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






47. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






48. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






50. Yellowstone caldera erupts