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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






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






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






4. Yellowstone caldera erupts






5. Paranthropus evolve.






6. Australopithecines diversify.






7. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






8. 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.






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






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






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






12. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






13. First deer.






14. Whales return to the water.






15. First bats.






16. Neanderthals evolve.






17. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






19. First creodonts.






20. First deer.






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






22. Yellowstone caldera erupts






23. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






24. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






25. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






26. First Nimravids.






27. Insects diversify.First large horses.






28. Paraceratherium evolves.






29. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






30. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






31. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






32. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






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






35. First members of the Hominini tribe.






36. 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 -






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






38. The mammoth appears.






39. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






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






42. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






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






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






47. Cats evolve.






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






49. Cats evolve.






50. current ice age begins