Cenozoic

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eonothem/era in the geologic time scale geological era

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.

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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 ⓘ 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.

Tonga–Kermadec Arc → geologicalAge → Cenozoic ⓘ

Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt → geologicalAge → Cenozoic ⓘ

Upper Rhine Plain → geologicalAge → Cenozoic ⓘ

Kolyma Mountains → geologicalEra → Cenozoic ⓘ

Ligurian Alps → geologicalEra → Cenozoic ⓘ

McPherson Range → geologicalEra → Cenozoic ⓘ

Paris Basin → geologicalEra → Cenozoic ⓘ

Alps → geologicalPeriod → Cenozoic ⓘ

Taurus Mountains → geologicalPeriod → Cenozoic ⓘ

International Chronostratigraphic Chart → includes → Cenozoic ⓘ