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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






2. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






3. Cats evolve.






4. 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.






5. Cats evolve.






6. current ice age begins






7. Insects diversify.First large horses.






8. Australopithecines go extinct.






9. 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 -






10. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






11. First deer.






12. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






13. Neanderthals evolve.






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






15. First members of the Hominini tribe.






16. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






17. Emergence of the first true elephants.






18. Paraceratherium evolves.






19. Whales return to the water.






20. current ice age begins






21. The mammoth appears.






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






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






24. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






25. The mammoth appears.






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






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






28. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






30. Australopithecines diversify.






31. First members of the Hominini tribe.






32. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






33. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






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






36. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






37. First bats.






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






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






40. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






41. Neanderthals evolve.






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






43. Paranthropus evolve.






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






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






46. Insects diversify.First large horses.






47. 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.






48. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






50. Paraceratherium evolves.