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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. First Nimravids.






2. 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.






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






4. current ice age begins






5. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






6. Paranthropus evolve.






7. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






9. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






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






12. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






14. 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 -






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






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






17. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






19. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






20. First creodonts.






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






22. Gastornis evolves.






23. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






25. Paranthropus evolve.






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






27. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






28. current ice age begins






29. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






33. Cats evolve.






34. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






35. Australopithecines diversify.






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






37. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






38. Australopithecines go extinct.






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






40. Insects diversify.First large horses.






41. The mammoth appears.






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






43. Australopithecines diversify.






44. First deer.






45. Neanderthals evolve.






46. Whales return to the water.






47. Yellowstone caldera erupts






48. First bats.






49. Whales return to the water.






50. 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.