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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. First bats.






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






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






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






5. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






6. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






7. Yellowstone caldera erupts






8. Neanderthals evolve.






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






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






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






12. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






14. The mammoth appears.






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






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






17. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






18. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






19. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






21. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






22. Insects diversify.First large horses.






23. First bats.






24. Paranthropus evolve.






25. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






27. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






28. Gastornis evolves.






29. First Nimravids.






30. Australopithecines diversify.






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






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






33. current ice age begins






34. 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 -






35. First creodonts.






36. Australopithecines go extinct.






37. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






39. First Nimravids.






40. Cats evolve.






41. Australopithecines go extinct.






42. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






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






44. Whales return to the water.






45. First members of the Hominini tribe.






46. 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 -






47. Yellowstone caldera erupts






48. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






49. The mammoth appears.






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