Definitions for Cenozoic
ˌsi nəˈzoʊ ɪk, ˌsɛn ə-ceno·zoic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Cenozoic, Cenozoic era, Age of Mammalsadjective

   approximately the last 63 million years

2. Cenozoicadjective

   of or relating to or denoting the Cenozoic era

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1. Cenozoicnoun

   Cenozoic era

2. Cenozoicadjective

   Of a geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon comprising the Paleogene and Neogene periods from about 65 million years ago to the present, when the continents moved to their current position and modern plants and animals evolved.

3. Etymology: from the : with.

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1. Cenozoic

   The Cenozoic ( SEE-nə-ZOH-ik, SEN-ə-; lit. 'new life') is Earth's current geological era, representing the last 66 million years of Earth's history. It is characterised by the dominance of mammals, birds and flowering plants, a cooling and drying climate, and the current configuration of continents. It is the latest of three geological eras since complex life evolved, preceded by the Mesozoic and Paleozoic. It started with the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, when many species, including the non-avian dinosaurs, became extinct in an event attributed by most experts to the impact of a large asteroid or other celestial body, the Chicxulub impactor. The Cenozoic is also known as the Age of Mammals because the terrestrial animals that dominated both hemispheres were mammals – the eutherians (placentals) in the northern hemisphere and the metatherians (marsupials, now mainly restricted to Australia) in the southern hemisphere. The extinction of many groups allowed mammals and birds to greatly diversify so that large mammals and birds dominated life on Earth. The continents also moved into their current positions during this era. The climate during the early Cenozoic was warmer than today, particularly during the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum. However, the Eocene to Oligocene transition and the Quaternary glaciation dried and cooled Earth.

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1. cenozoic

   The Cenozoic is the current and most recent of the three geological eras, covering the period from 66 million years ago to the present. This era is marked by the dominance of mammals, birds, and flowering plants on Earth. The Cenozoic is also known as the Age of Mammals, because the extinction of many groups allowed mammals to greatly diversify.

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1. Cenozoicadjective

   belonging to the most recent division of geological time, including the tertiary, or Age of mammals, and the Quaternary, or Age of man. [Written also caenozoic, cainozoic, kainozoic.] See Geology

2. Etymology: [Gr. recent + life.]

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1. Cenozoic

   The Cenozoic Era is the current and most recent of the three Phanerozoic geological eras, following the Mesozoic Era and covering the period from 66 million years ago to the present. The era began in the wake of the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event at the end of the Cretaceous that saw the demise of the last non-avian dinosaurs at the end of the Mesozoic. The Cenozoic is also known as the Age of Mammals, because the extinction of many groups allowed mammals to greatly diversify. Early in the Cenozoic, following the K-Pg event, the planet was dominated by relatively small fauna, including small mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. From a geological perspective, it did not take long for mammals and birds to greatly diversify in the absence of the large reptiles that had dominated during the Mesozoic. Some birds grew larger than the average human. This group became known as the "terror birds," and were formidable predators. Mammals came to occupy almost every available niche, and some also grew very large, attaining sizes not seen in most of today's mammals.

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1. Cenozoic

   sē-no-zō′ik, adj. Same as Cainozoic.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Cenozoic in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Cenozoic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Cenozoic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cenozoic
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenozoic
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cenozoic
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Cenozoic
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Cenozoic