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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Havre Trough geologicalAge Cenozoic
Great Rift Valley system (wider geological context) geologicalAge Cenozoic
subject surface form: Great Rift Valley system
Red Cathedral geologicalEra Cenozoic
Sciurognathi hasTemporalRange Cenozoic
The Meaning of Evolution timePeriodDiscussed Cenozoic
this entity surface form: Cenozoic Era
Ehrhartoideae firstAppearance Cenozoic
Browse Basin geologicalAge Cenozoic
Timor Trough geologicalAge Cenozoic
Banda Arc geologicalAge Cenozoic
Sorol Trough geologicalAge Cenozoic
Main Central Thrust zone formedDuring Cenozoic
this entity surface form: Cenozoic Era
Malawi Rift geologicalAge Cenozoic
New Guinea Trench formedIn Cenozoic
this entity surface form: Cenozoic era
Coerebinae geologicalEra Cenozoic
Absaroka Range geologicAge Cenozoic
Tonga Ridge geologicalAge Cenozoic
Ustyurt Plateau geologicalEra Cenozoic
Tertiary period partOf Cenozoic
this entity surface form: Cenozoic Era
Tertiary period timeScaleContext Cenozoic
this entity surface form: Cenozoic geologic time scale
Okinawa Trough geologicalAge Cenozoic
Chelonia firstAppearance Cenozoic
Penibaetic System formedDuring Cenozoic
this entity surface form: Cenozoic Era
Inner Banda Arc geologicalAge Cenozoic
Notopteridae firstAppearance Cenozoic
Cotabato Trench geologicalAge Cenozoic
Paleogene climatic optimums occursIn Cenozoic
this entity surface form: Cenozoic Era
Messinian Salinity Crisis (late Miocene) partOf Cenozoic
subject surface form: Messinian Salinity Crisis
this entity surface form: Cenozoic Era
Early Miocene usedIn Cenozoic
this entity surface form: Cenozoic geologic time scale
Early Miocene belongsToEra Cenozoic
this entity surface form: Cenozoic Era