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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. 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.
2.5 Ma
35 Ma
1.7 Ma
0.7 Ma

2. Australopithecines go extinct.
2.6 Ma
0.64 Ma
20 Ma
1.7 Ma

3. Brontotheres go extinct. Pigs evolve. South America separates from Antarctica - becoming an island continent.
60 Ma
30 Ma
5.4-6.3 Ma
0.3 Ma

4. First members of the Hominini tribe.
6.5 Ma
1.2 Ma
34 Ma
0.35 Ma

5. First deer.
3 Ma
25 Ma
36 Ma
4.5 Ma

6. Earliest possible evidence of the controlled use of fire by Homo erectus
50 Ma
25 Ma
36 Ma
1.5 Ma

7. Earliest demonstrable evidence of the controlled use of fire by Homo erectus
28 Ma
0.79 Ma
28 Ma
50 Ma

8. Australopithecines go extinct.
18-12 Ma
1.7 Ma
63 Ma
52 Ma

9. Neanderthals evolve.
2.6 Ma
0.35 Ma
36 Ma
4.8 Ma

10. First creodonts.
20 Ma
63 Ma
6 Ma
0.7 Ma

11. First Nimravids.
37 Ma
0.5 Ma
36 Ma
50 Ma

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 -
55 Ma
1.5 Ma
6.5 Ma
34 Ma

13. Africa collides with Eurasia - closing the Tethys Sea. Divergence of cat and dog ancestors. Primates diversify. Brontotheres - tapirs - rhinos - and camels evolve.
30 Ma
50 Ma
36 Ma
60 Ma

14. Approximate age of Canis lupus. Middle Stone Age begins in Africa. Gigantopithecus evolves.
55 Ma
36 Ma
0.3 Ma
0.35 Ma

15. Australopithecines diversify.
2.6 Ma
6 Ma
0.2 Ma
33 Ma

16. The mammoth appears.
4.8 Ma
37 Ma
6.5 Ma
1.2 Ma

17. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.
2.5 Ma
20 Ma
33 Ma
35 Ma

18. Cats evolve.
34 Ma
10 Ma
37 Ma
1.7 Ma

19. Cats evolve.
25 Ma
34 Ma
26 Ma
60 Ma

20. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.
56 Ma
36 Ma
0.2 Ma
6 Ma

21. Emergence of the first true elephants.
26 Ma
33 Ma
28 Ma
1.5 Ma

22. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.
1.2 Ma
1.5 Ma
60 Ma
5.4-6.3 Ma

23. 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.
5.4-6.3 Ma
2.5 Ma
15 Ma
55 Ma

24. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.
1.7 Ma
0.35 Ma
49 Ma
1.2 Ma

25. Paranthropus evolve.
40 Ma
2.7 Ma
2.6 Ma
3 Ma

26. Gastornis evolves.
40 Ma
56 Ma
25 Ma
20 Ma

27. Yellowstone caldera erupts
35 Ma
2.7 Ma
0.64 Ma
1.5 Ma

28. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.
6 Ma
0.6 Ma
2.6 Ma
6.5 Ma

29. Brontotheres go extinct. Pigs evolve. South America separates from Antarctica - becoming an island continent.
2.7 Ma
60 Ma
30 Ma
0.6 Ma

30. Paranthropus evolve.
2.7 Ma
30 Ma
3 Ma
49 Ma

31. First deer.
25 Ma
0.5 Ma
3 Ma
0.3 Ma

32. Pliocene epoch begins.First tree sloths and hippopotami.First large vultures. Nimravids go extinct.
5 Ma
49 Ma
2.7 Ma
0.5 Ma

33. Middle Paleolithic begins. Appearance of Homo sapiens in Africa
0.2 Ma
2.6 Ma
20 Ma
30 Ma

34. Pliocene epoch begins.First tree sloths and hippopotami.First large vultures. Nimravids go extinct.
1.7 Ma
5 Ma
60 Ma
36 Ma

35. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin
52 Ma
24 Ma
0.5 Ma
2.7 Ma

36. current ice age begins
5 Ma
5.5 Ma
2.6 Ma
5.5 Ma

37. Whales return to the water.
25 Ma
2.5 Ma
49 Ma
2.5 Ma

38. Emergence of the first true elephants.
26 Ma
25 Ma
50 Ma
6.5 Ma

39. First creodonts.
63 Ma
4.8 Ma
20 Ma
1.2 Ma

40. Grasslands first appear. Glyptodonts - ground sloths - peccaries - dogs - eagles - and hawks evolve.
25 Ma
2.5 Ma
55 Ma
35 Ma

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

42. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus
4.5 Ma
0.6 Ma
1.5 Ma
26 Ma

43. Age of the Catarrhini parvorder; first canines evolve. Lepidopteran insects become recognizable. Gastornis goes extinct. Basilosaurus evolves.
34 Ma
40 Ma
50 Ma
0.64 Ma

44. The mammoth appears.
30 Ma
1.2 Ma
33 Ma
4.8 Ma

45. First Nimravids.
20 Ma
0.7 Ma
6 Ma
37 Ma

46. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus
4.8 Ma
0.5 Ma
28 Ma
5.4-6.3 Ma

47. Evolution of the first primates and miacids. Flightless birds diversify.
60 Ma
5.4-6.3 Ma
3 Ma
34 Ma

48. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.
36 Ma
25 Ma
0.79 Ma
33 Ma

49. Grasslands first appear. Glyptodonts - ground sloths - peccaries - dogs - eagles - and hawks evolve.
35 Ma
5.4-6.3 Ma
49 Ma
36 Ma

50. Insects diversify.First large horses.
5 Ma
60 Ma
10 Ma
4.8 Ma

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