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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. Middle Paleolithic begins. Appearance of Homo sapiens in Africa






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






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






5. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






7. The mammoth appears.






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






9. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






11. current ice age begins






12. 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 -






13. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






14. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






15. The mammoth appears.






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






17. First bats.






18. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






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






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






21. 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 -






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






23. First creodonts.






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






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






26. Paranthropus evolve.






27. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






28. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






29. Gastornis evolves.






30. First Nimravids.






31. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






33. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






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






36. Paraceratherium evolves.






37. Australopithecines go extinct.






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






39. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






40. Cats evolve.






41. Insects diversify.First large horses.






42. current ice age begins






43. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






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






46. First members of the Hominini tribe.






47. Whales return to the water.






48. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






49. Paranthropus evolve.






50. Yellowstone caldera erupts