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Cenozoic History Timeline

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






2. The mammoth appears.






3. current ice age begins






4. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






5. First creodonts.






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






7. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






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






9. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






10. Paranthropus evolve.






11. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






12. Whales return to the water.






13. Cats evolve.






14. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






16. First members of the Hominini tribe.






17. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






18. Whales return to the water.






19. Cats evolve.






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






21. First members of the Hominini tribe.






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






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






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






25. First deer.






26. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






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






28. Paranthropus evolve.






29. current ice age begins






30. Gastornis evolves.






31. First bats.






32. First creodonts.






33. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






34. Neanderthals evolve.






35. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






36. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






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






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






40. Yellowstone caldera erupts






41. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






42. First bats.






43. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






44. Gastornis evolves.






45. Yellowstone caldera erupts






46. Paraceratherium evolves.






47. Australopithecines diversify.






48. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






49. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






50. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.