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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Australopithecines go extinct.






2. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






4. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






5. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






6. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






8. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






9. 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 -






10. The mammoth appears.






11. First members of the Hominini tribe.






12. First creodonts.






13. First Nimravids.






14. Cats evolve.






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






16. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






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






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






20. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






22. Insects diversify.First large horses.






23. Paraceratherium evolves.






24. First deer.






25. current ice age begins






26. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






27. 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.






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






29. The mammoth appears.






30. First members of the Hominini tribe.






31. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






32. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






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






35. Australopithecines diversify.






36. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






38. First creodonts.






39. Paraceratherium evolves.






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






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






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






43. First deer.






44. Neanderthals evolve.






45. Whales return to the water.






46. Neanderthals evolve.






47. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






48. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






49. Emergence of the first true elephants.






50. Cats evolve.