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Cenozoic

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Cenozoic, Caenozoic, Cainozoic
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

Cenozoic [¦sen·ə¦zō·ik]
(geology)
The youngest of the eras, or major subdivisions of geologic time, extending from the end of the Mesozoic Era to the present, or Recent. Also spelled as Cainozoic.


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At this site, students can click on an interactive geological time line to learn about time periods, such as the Cenozoic era--when the last glacial period occurred: www.
Cenozoic Geology of Idaho: Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 26, p.
Driften is a geologist's paradise--or maybe gulag--in which every existing kind of geological formation, from pre-Cambrian shield rock to Cenozoic volcanic lava, can be found.
 
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