Cenozoic

Ce·no·zo·ic (s

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adj.

Of, belonging to, or designating the latest era of geologic time, which includes the Tertiary Period and the Quaternary Period and is characterized by the formation of modern continents, glaciation, and the diversification of mammals, birds, and plants. See Table at geologic time.

The Cenozoic Era.

[Greek kainos, new; see ken- in Indo-European roots + -zoic.]

Cenozoic, Caenozoic [ˌsiːnəʊˈzəʊɪk], Cainozoic

adj

(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) of, denoting, or relating to the most recent geological era, which began 65 000 000 years ago: characterized by the development and increase of the mammals

(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) the. the Cenozoic era

[from Greek kainos new, recent + zōikos, from zōion animal]

Cenozoic (s

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The most recent era of geologic time, from about 65 million years ago to the present. The Cenozoic Era is characterized by the formation of modern continents and the diversification of mammals and plants. Grasses also evolved during the Cenozoic. The climate was warm and tropical toward the beginning of the era and cooled significantly in the second half, leading to several ice ages. Humans first appeared near the end of this era. See Chart at geologic time.

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Noun	1.	Cenozoic - approximately the last 63 million years Age of Mammals, Cenozoic era Phanerozoic, Phanerozoic aeon, Phanerozoic eon - the period from about 5,400 million years ago until the present Age of Man, Quaternary, Quaternary period - last 2 million years Tertiary, Tertiary period - from 63 million to 2 million years ago
Adj.	1.	Cenozoic - of or relating to or denoting the Cenozoic era

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Age of Mammals Age of Man Caenozoic Cainozoic Cenozoic era class Lycopodiate class Lycopsida family Isoetaceae geology glyptodont Isoetaceae Isoetales Kainozoic Lycopodiate Nummulitic order Isoetales Phanerozoic Phanerozoic aeon Phanerozoic eon	The Niger Delta has three major depositional prisms: (1) a Cretaceous deltaic complex developed 600 miles inland from the mouth of the Niger Delta, (2) a Late Cretaceous to Palaeogene "proto Niger" delta complex formed seaward of the earlier delta, and (3) the younger Cenozoic complex built out over newly formed oceanic crust as the South Atlantic opened during the separation of the South American and African tectonic plates. The Geology Of Nigeria by APS Review Gas Market Trends 2001) reviewed the current state of knowledge of Cenozoic climate in a landmark paper that assembled the known (at that time) extreme events and integrated them with a robust compilation of proxy data from equatorial and mid-latitudes that describe the long-term changes throughout this era. The geoscience of climate and energy 3. The Cenozoic Arctic Ocean ... by Moran, Kathryn / Geoscience Canada We are in the Cenozoic Era which started at about 25 degrees C and at present our average temperature is about 15 degrees C, so we have gone down as far as 12 degrees C. Climate Change Hoax - Perhaps! by Barry Jonathan Lough / News, opinion and commentary community	Cenation Cenatory Cenchrus Cenchrus ciliaris Cenchrus tribuloides Cenci CENELEC cenesthesia cenesthesis CEng Cenis ceno- cenobite Cenobitic cenobitical cenobitism Cenoby Cenogamy cenogenesis cenogenetic cenophobia cenospecies cenotaph Cenotaphy cenote Cenozoic Cenozoic era cense censer censor censored Censorial Censorian censoring censorious censorship Censual censurable censure Censurer census Census Bureau census taker cent cent. Centage cental Cental system Centare centas centaur	Cenomanian Stage Cenomanian-Turonian Boundary Event cenophobia cenophobia cenosis cenosite cenospecies cenotaph cenotaph cenotaph Cenotaphe Cenotaphe Cenotaphe cenotaphic cenotaphic cenotaphic Cenotaphium Cenotaphium Cenotaphium cenotaphs cenotaphs cenotaphs Cenotaphy cenote cenote Cenote Park Cenote Park Cenotes Cenotes Cenotypal Rocks Cenozoic Cenozoic era Cenozoic era CENP CENPA CENPAC CENPAT CENPEEP CENPES CENPO CENR Cenral Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (b) CENRAP CENRD CENRM CENRO CENRTC CENS CENSA CenSCIR cense cense CENSECFOR censed CENSEI censeo censer censer censer

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Age of Mammals
Age of Man
Caenozoic
Cainozoic
Cenozoic era
class Lycopodiate
class Lycopsida
family Isoetaceae
geology
glyptodont
Isoetaceae
Isoetales
Kainozoic
Lycopodiate
Nummulitic
order Isoetales
Phanerozoic
Phanerozoic aeon
Phanerozoic eon

The Niger Delta has three major depositional prisms: (1) a Cretaceous deltaic complex developed 600 miles inland from the mouth of the Niger Delta, (2) a Late Cretaceous to Palaeogene "proto Niger" delta complex formed seaward of the earlier delta, and (3) the younger Cenozoic complex built out over newly formed oceanic crust as the South Atlantic opened during the separation of the South American and African tectonic plates.

The Geology Of Nigeria by APS Review Gas Market Trends

2001) reviewed the current state of knowledge of Cenozoic climate in a landmark paper that assembled the known (at that time) extreme events and integrated them with a robust compilation of proxy data from equatorial and mid-latitudes that describe the long-term changes throughout this era.

The geoscience of climate and energy 3. The Cenozoic Arctic Ocean ... by Moran, Kathryn / Geoscience Canada

We are in the Cenozoic Era which started at about 25 degrees C and at present our average temperature is about 15 degrees C, so we have gone down as far as 12 degrees C.

Climate Change Hoax - Perhaps! by Barry Jonathan Lough / News, opinion and commentary community

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