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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Label Occurrences
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 Age of Mammals
linked to: Cenozoic
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 (proposed epoch)
linked to: Anthropocene

Eocene Epoch
linked to: Paleogene

Holocene Epoch
linked to: Holocene

Miocene Epoch
linked to: Neogene

Oligocene Epoch
linked to: Paleogene

Paleocene Epoch
linked to: Paleogene

Pleistocene Epoch
linked to: Pleistocene epoch

Pliocene Epoch
linked to: Pliocene epoch
dominantFlyingVertebrates birds
dominantTerrestrialVertebrates mammals
durationApprox 66 million years to present
follows Mesozoic
linked to: Mesozoic Era
includesEvent Alpine orogeny
Andean orogeny
Cenozoic glaciations
Himalayan orogeny
Pleistocene ice ages
linked to: Pleistocene epoch

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 extinction event
startsAt 66 million years ago
subdividedInto Neogene Period
linked to: Neogene

Paleogene Period
linked to: Paleogene

Quaternary Period
linked to: Quaternary period

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Atlas Mountains geologicalAge Cenozoic
Pliocene epoch partOf Neogene period
linked to: Cenozoic
Pliocene epoch subdivisionOf Cenozoic era
linked to: Cenozoic
Aleutian Arc geologicalAge Cenozoic
Baja California Peninsula ranges formedDuring Cenozoic era
linked to: Cenozoic
Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary marksBeginningOf Cenozoic Era
linked to: Cenozoic
Paleogene partOf Cenozoic Era
linked to: Cenozoic
Paleogene era Cenozoic
Mesozoic Era followedBy Cenozoic Era
linked to: Cenozoic
Scotia Ridge geologicalAge Cenozoic
Hellenic Trench geologicalAge Cenozoic
Gakkel Ridge geologicalAge Cenozoic
Phanerozoic Eon contains Cenozoic Era
linked to: Cenozoic
Phanerozoic Eon latestEra Cenozoic Era
linked to: Cenozoic
Tien Shan geologicalAge Cenozoic
Holocene isPartOf Cenozoic Era
linked to: Cenozoic
Alps geologicalPeriod Cenozoic
Cenozoic alsoKnownAs Age of Mammals
linked to: Cenozoic
Farallon Plate timeActive Cenozoic era
linked to: Cenozoic
Farallon Plate largelySubductedBy Cenozoic era
linked to: Cenozoic
Curicó Basin formedDuring Cenozoic
Pleistocene epoch partOf Cenozoic era
linked to: Cenozoic
Ligurian Alps geologicalEra Cenozoic
Quaternary period partOf Cenozoic Era
linked to: Cenozoic
Java Trench geologicalAge Cenozoic
International Chronostratigraphic Chart includes Cenozoic Era
linked to: Cenozoic
McPherson Range geologicalEra Cenozoic
Neoaves temporalRange Cenozoic
Ryukyu Trench geologicalAge Cenozoic
Eocene–Oligocene climate transition partOf Cenozoic Era
linked to: Cenozoic
Manila Trench geologicalAge Cenozoic
Izu–Bonin Arc geologicalAge Cenozoic
Aquitaine Basin geologicAge Cenozoic
Neogene partOf Cenozoic Era
linked to: Cenozoic