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Mo11-L7a: Major Events During the Cenozoic Era
Notoryctemorphia
Notoryctes
Dasyuromorphia
Phascogale
Didelphimorphia Dasyurus
Monodelphis Sminthopsis
Didelphis Myrmecobius
Metachirus
Peramelemorphia
Paucituberculata Macrotis
Rhyncholestes Parameles
Caenolestes Isodon
Diprotodontia
Tarsipes
Microbiotheria Pseudocheirus
Dromiciops Trichosurus
Macropus
Potorous
Vombatus
Land Bridges The oldest fossil remains of human ancestors have
been found in Africa, where scientists think humans
f rst evolved
Modern humans—called Homo sapiens—didn’t evolve
until the Pleistocene epoch.
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