Dinosaurs went extinct.
The Age of Mammals, known as the Cenozoic Era, began around 66 million years ago after the extinction of the dinosaurs. This era continues to the present day, making mammals the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for approximately 66 million years. Therefore, the Age of Mammals is still ongoing and has not "ended."
There quite a bit of evolutionary changes that happened 5 millions years ago. Mammals were constantly changing and humans as we know them today are said to be only 2.4 million years old.
Hominids are erect bipedal primate mammals that evolved into modern human beings. The earliest hominid was the Ardipithecus Kadabba, this species lived between 5. 8 and 5. 2 million years ago.
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Hundreds of thousands of immigrants came to Australia for the goldrushes in the mid 1800s. At the beginning of the goldrush, in 1851, Australia's population was about 430,000. Twenty years later, in 1871, the population had trebled to 1.7 million. This was an increase of 1.27 million.
That meteor is thought to have ended the reign of the dinosaurs and this created an opportunity for mammals to flourish.
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Mammals are older. The first mammals evolved around 220 million years ago, not long after the first dinosaurs. Birds evolved from small carnivorous dinosaurs about 160 million years ago.
the last 65 million years is called the age of mammals
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The Devonian Period began approximately 419 million years ago, while the Pennsylvanian Period started around 323 million years ago. This results in a separation of about 96 million years between the beginning of the Devonian and the beginning of the Pennsylvanian.
The first dinosaurs AND the first mammals both appeared in the Triassic period From the Mesozoic era.
The Neogene time period lasted approximately 23 million years, beginning around 23 million years ago and ending around 2.6 million years ago. It is divided into two epochs: the Miocene and the Pliocene. This period is significant for the evolution of mammals and birds, as well as the development of modern ecosystems.
It is thought that the age of mammals started when the dinosaurs died out 65 million years ago.
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Mammals appeared in the late Triassic period about 220-230 million years ago.
During the time period 34-23 million years ago, the Earth was in the Oligocene epoch. This epoch was characterized by a cooling climate and the beginning of the formation of the Antarctic ice sheet. Mammals continued to diversify and evolve during this time.