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Cenozoic - Wikipedia
The Cenozoic is divided into three periods: the Paleogene, Neogene, and Quaternary; and seven epochs: the Paleocene, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene, and Holocene.
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Cenozoic Era | Definition, Events, & Facts | Britannica
The term Cenozoic, originally spelled Kainozoic, was introduced by English geologist John Phillips in an 1840 Penny Cyclopaedia article to designate the most recent of the three major subdivisions of the Phanerozoic Eon.
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Cenozoic | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
Periods of the Cenozoic Era are split into even smaller parts known as Epochs, so you will see even more signposts in this Era. Cenozoic signposts are colored yellow.
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Cenozoic Era - U.S. National Park Service
The Cenozoic Era is the "Age of Mammals." North America’s characteristic landscapes began to develop during the Cenozoic. Birds and mammals rose in prominence after the extinction of giant reptiles. Common Cenozoic fossils include cat-like carnivores and early horses, as well as ice age woolly mammoths. The Pleistocene Ice Ages began about 2. ...
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Cenozoic Era: Facts About Climate, Animals & Plants
The Cenozoic era began about 65 million years ago and continues into the present.
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The Cenozoic Era
The Cenozoic Era is the most recent of the three major subdivisions of animal history. The other two are the Mesozoic and Paleozoic Eras. The Cenozoic spans only about 65 million years, from the end of the Cretaceous Period and the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs to the present.
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Cenozoic Era (66 million years ago – Present)
The Cenozoic Era is significant for the evolution and diversification of mammals, the development of modern ecosystems, and the emergence of human ancestors. It also includes the period of time in which the Earth’s climate and continents took on their current forms.
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Cenozoic - New World Encyclopedia
The Cenozoic (from the Greek kainos meaning "new" and zoe meaning "life") era is an interval of about 65 million years defined on the geologic timescale as spanning roughly from 65 million years ago (mya) to the present and ongoing into the foreseeable future.
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Cenozoic Era - Mammals, Plants, Climate | Britannica
Cenozoic Era - Mammals, Plants, Climate: Cenozoic life was strikingly different from that of the Mesozoic. The great diversity that characterizes modern-day flora is attributed to the explosive expansion and adaptive radiation of the angiosperms (flowering plants) that began during the Late Cretaceous.
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The Cenozoic Era – Introduction to Historical Geology
The Cenozoic, meaning “new life,” is known as the age of mammals because it was in this era that mammals became a dominant and significant life form, including human ancestors.