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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. First creodonts.






2. Paranthropus evolve.






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






4. Paranthropus evolve.






5. Gastornis evolves.






6. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






7. First deer.






8. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






10. First Nimravids.






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






12. The mammoth appears.






13. Gastornis evolves.






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






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






16. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






17. Australopithecines go extinct.






18. Emergence of the first true elephants.






19. 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 -






20. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






21. First bats.






22. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






24. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






25. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






26. 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.






27. First creodonts.






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






29. Cats evolve.






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






31. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






33. Australopithecines go extinct.






34. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






35. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






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






38. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






40. Australopithecines diversify.






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






42. Neanderthals evolve.






43. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






44. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






45. 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.






46. Australopithecines diversify.






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






48. First members of the Hominini tribe.






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






50. First bats.