From: Evolution of hematophagous habit in Triatominae (Heteroptera: Reduviidae)
Era | Period | Epoch | Date (Ma) | Originated group (Ma) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cenozoic | Quaternary | Holocene | 0.012 | Triatomines domiciliation |
Pleistocene | 2.6 | |||
Neogene | Pliocene | 5.3 | ||
Miocene | 23 | (Nidicolous vertebrates diversification) | ||
Paleogene | Oligocene | 34 | ||
Eocene | 55 | |||
Paleocene | 65 | Triatominae (≈32 to 110)a | ||
Mesozoic | Cretaceous | 144 | Birds (≈150) | |
Jurassic | 206 | Mammals (≈200) | ||
Triassic | 250 | |||
Reduviidae (≈230) | ||||
Paleozoic | Permian | 290 | Hemiptera (≈300) | |
Carboniferous | 354 | |||
Devonian | 417 | |||
Silurian | 443 | |||
Ordovician | 490 | |||
Cambrian | 543 |