Cenozoic
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The Cenozoic is the current geological era, beginning about 66 million years ago, characterized by the rise and diversification of mammals and birds and the formation of many modern mountain ranges and continents.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cenozoic Era | 10 |
| Cenozoic era | 9 |
| Age of Mammals | 1 |
| Neogene period | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
eonothem/era in the geologic time scale
ⓘ
geological era ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cenozoic
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Mammals
|
| characterizedBy |
cooling climate
ⓘ
development of modern ecosystems ⓘ diversification of birds ⓘ diversification of mammals ⓘ formation of many modern mountain ranges ⓘ formation of modern continents ⓘ rise of birds ⓘ rise of mammals ⓘ |
| climateTrend |
development of polar ice sheets
ⓘ
overall long-term cooling ⓘ |
| contains |
Anthropocene
ⓘ
surface form:
Anthropocene (proposed epoch)
Paleogene ⓘ
surface form:
Eocene Epoch
Holocene ⓘ
surface form:
Holocene Epoch
Neogene ⓘ
surface form:
Miocene Epoch
Paleogene ⓘ
surface form:
Oligocene Epoch
Paleogene ⓘ
surface form:
Paleocene Epoch
Pleistocene epoch ⓘ
surface form:
Pleistocene Epoch
Pliocene epoch ⓘ
surface form:
Pliocene Epoch
|
| dominantFlyingVertebrates | birds ⓘ |
| dominantTerrestrialVertebrates | mammals ⓘ |
| durationApprox | 66 million years to present ⓘ |
| follows |
Mesozoic Era
ⓘ
surface form:
Mesozoic
|
| includesEvent |
Alpine orogeny
ⓘ
Andean orogeny ⓘ Cenozoic glaciations ⓘ Himalayan orogeny ⓘ Pleistocene epoch ⓘ
surface form:
Pleistocene ice ages
closure of the Tethys Ocean ⓘ evolution of hominins ⓘ expansion of grasslands ⓘ formation of the Isthmus of Panama ⓘ opening of the Atlantic Ocean to near-modern configuration ⓘ origin of the genus Homo ⓘ |
| marineLifeTrend | modernization of marine faunas ⓘ |
| partOf | Phanerozoic Eon ⓘ |
| plantEvolutionTrend |
radiation of grasses
ⓘ
spread of angiosperms ⓘ |
| plateTectonicsFeature |
collision of India with Asia
ⓘ
continued breakup and dispersal of Gondwana fragments ⓘ uplift of the Tibetan Plateau ⓘ |
| precededBy | Mesozoic Era ⓘ |
| startEvent |
Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
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surface form:
Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event
|
| startsAt | 66 million years ago ⓘ |
| subdividedInto |
Neogene
ⓘ
surface form:
Neogene Period
Paleogene ⓘ
surface form:
Paleogene Period
Quaternary period ⓘ
surface form:
Quaternary Period
|
Referenced by (77)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Age of Mammals
this entity surface form:
Cenozoic Era
this entity surface form:
Cenozoic era
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Cenozoic era
this entity surface form:
Cenozoic Era
this entity surface form:
Cenozoic era