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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. First creodonts.






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






3. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






4. Paranthropus evolve.






5. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






6. Insects diversify.First large horses.






7. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






8. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






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






10. Cats evolve.






11. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






12. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






13. First Nimravids.






14. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






15. current ice age begins






16. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






17. Paraceratherium evolves.






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






19. Gastornis evolves.






20. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






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






23. Neanderthals evolve.






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






25. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






26. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






27. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






28. First bats.






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






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






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






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






33. Whales return to the water.






34. First members of the Hominini tribe.






35. Emergence of the first true elephants.






36. 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 -






37. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






38. First members of the Hominini tribe.






39. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






40. The mammoth appears.






41. Australopithecines go extinct.






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






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






44. First deer.






45. Insects diversify.First large horses.






46. Paraceratherium evolves.






47. start of the Pleistocene epoch - the Stone Age and the current Quaternary period; emergence of the genus Homo. Smilodon - the best known of the sabre-toothed cats - appears.






48. 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 -






49. First creodonts.






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






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