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The Cenozoic Era (sen-oh-ZOH-ik; sometimes Caenozoic Era in the United Kingdom) meaning "new life" (Greek kainos = new + zoe = life) is the most recent of the three classic geological eras. It covers the 65.5 million years since the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event at the end of the Cretaceous that marked the demise of the last dinosaurs and the end of the Mesozoic Era. The Cenozoic era is ongoing.
The Cenozoic is divided into two periods, the Palaeogene and Neogene, and they are in turn divided into epochs. The Palaeogene consists of the Paleocene, Eocene, and Oligocene epochs, and the Neogene consists of the Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene, and Holocene epochs, the last of which is ongoing. Historically, the Cenozoic has been divided into periods (or sub-eras) named the Tertiary (Paleocene to Pliocene) and Quaternary (Pleistocene and Holocene), although most geologists no longer recognize them.
Life in the Cenozoic Era
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The Quarternary period started 1.8 million years ago. We are still in it. It is the second part of the Cenozoic Era.
DDayLanding (David Day) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:00:01 -0000
The Quarternary period started 1.8 million years ago. We are still in it. It is the second part of the Cenozoic Era.
Who else has the cenozoic era? It's retarded.
FranchescaBurgo (FranchescaBurgo) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:39:40 -0000
Who else has the cenozoic era? It's retarded.
Cenozoic Research Laboratory: classified for missing coord â Previous revision Revision a.. http://bit.ly/7YbBRs
wikipedialive (wikipedia live) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:21:07 -0000
Cenozoic Research Laboratory: classified for missing coord ← Previous revision Revision a.. http://bit.ly/7YbBRs
Gravity and magnetic survey of the oaxaca city region: cenozoic horst-and-graben structure .. http://bit.ly/5jotcz www.bio-network.org
Bio_Network (George Maine) Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:01:17 -0000
Gravity and magnetic survey of the oaxaca city region: cenozoic horst-and-graben structure .. http://bit.ly/5jotcz www.bio-network.org
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Eocene Fossils - These specimens are adjunct to a larger collection (15,500 pieces of rock on which are contained perhaps as many as 65,000 individual specimens), donated to and housed at the USNM-Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research - Quaternary paleoecology site from the University of Colorado, Boulder's Scott Elias
Pliocene - A short background.
Quaternary Entomology Laboratory - A lab specializing in the analysis and application of Pleistocene and Holocene insect remains for paleoenvironmental analyses. Located in the Department of Geosciences, North Dakota State University
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The Age of Mammals - An overview of Cenozoic mammalian evolution.
The Cenozoic Era - An overview of the era from the UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology.
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