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.

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Cenozoic canonical 273
Cenozoic Era 26
Cenozoic era 16

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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

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Andean orogeny continuedDuring Cenozoic
this entity surface form: Cenozoic era
Paris Basin geologicalEra Cenozoic
breakup of Gondwana endTime Cenozoic
this entity surface form: Cenozoic era
Hellenic Arc geologicalAge Cenozoic
Rio Grande Rift geologicAge Cenozoic
Eifel Mountains geologicalAge Cenozoic
Salton Trough geologicAge Cenozoic
Palau Trench geologicalAge Cenozoic
Shirshov Ridge geologicalAge Cenozoic
Cayman Trough geologicalAge Cenozoic
Greenlandian partOf Cenozoic
Greenlandian era Cenozoic
Northgrippian subdivisionOf Cenozoic
this entity surface form: Cenozoic era
Calvert Cliffs fossilEra Cenozoic
Meghalayan subdivisionOf Cenozoic
this entity surface form: Cenozoic era
Cenozoic glaciations partOf Cenozoic
this entity surface form: Cenozoic Era
Cenozoic glaciations occursDuring Cenozoic
this entity surface form: Cenozoic Era
Alpine orogeny geologicalPeriod Cenozoic
this entity surface form: Cenozoic Era
Cascadian orogeny startTime Cenozoic
this entity surface form: Cenozoic era
Paektu Mountain geologicalAge Cenozoic
Cordilleran orogeny timeSpan Cenozoic
Trialeti Range geologicalEra Cenozoic
Walking with Beasts subject Cenozoic
this entity surface form: Cenozoic era
Rocky Mountain Trench formedDuring Cenozoic
this entity surface form: Cenozoic era
Vøring Plateau formedDuring Cenozoic
Sunda Arc geologicalAge Cenozoic
Shikoku Basin geologicalAge Cenozoic
Jalisco Block geologicalAge Cenozoic
Kula Plate geologicalAge Cenozoic
Hellenides geologicalAge Cenozoic
Fiji Basin formedDuring Cenozoic
Lau Basin geologicalAge Cenozoic