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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. First members of the Hominini tribe.






2. Australopithecines go extinct.






3. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






4. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






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






7. First deer.






8. First Nimravids.






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






10. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






11. Paraceratherium evolves.






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






13. Cats evolve.






14. 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.






15. Neanderthals evolve.






16. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






18. Gastornis evolves.






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






20. First creodonts.






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






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






23. Emergence of the first true elephants.






24. Australopithecines go extinct.






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






26. Gastornis evolves.






27. First bats.






28. Whales return to the water.






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






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






31. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






32. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






33. The mammoth appears.






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






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






36. First members of the Hominini tribe.






37. First Nimravids.






38. Australopithecines diversify.






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






40. Cats evolve.






41. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






43. 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 -






44. The mammoth appears.






45. First deer.






46. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






48. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






49. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






50. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.