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Cenozoic History Timeline

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






2. 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.






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






4. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






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






7. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






8. First creodonts.






9. First Nimravids.






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






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






12. First Nimravids.






13. Gastornis evolves.






14. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






15. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






16. 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 -






17. Australopithecines go extinct.






18. Paraceratherium evolves.






19. Paranthropus evolve.






20. First creodonts.






21. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






22. Gastornis evolves.






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






24. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






25. 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.






26. Whales return to the water.






27. First bats.






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






29. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






30. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






32. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






33. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






35. First deer.






36. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






38. First bats.






39. Paranthropus evolve.






40. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






42. current ice age begins






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






44. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






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






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






48. First members of the Hominini tribe.






49. Emergence of the first true elephants.






50. Australopithecines diversify.