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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Yellowstone caldera erupts






2. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






3. Whales return to the water.






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






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






6. current ice age begins






7. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






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






10. Paraceratherium evolves.






11. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






12. Paranthropus evolve.






13. Insects diversify.First large horses.






14. Australopithecines go extinct.






15. 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 -






16. First deer.






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






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






19. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






20. Paraceratherium evolves.






21. The mammoth appears.






22. First members of the Hominini tribe.






23. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






24. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






26. First creodonts.






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






28. First Nimravids.






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






30. 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.






31. Australopithecines go extinct.






32. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






33. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






35. First creodonts.






36. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






37. Australopithecines diversify.






38. Cats evolve.






39. Insects diversify.First large horses.






40. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






42. First Nimravids.






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






44. First bats.






45. Yellowstone caldera erupts






46. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






47. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






49. Cats evolve.






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