Definitions for: Cenozoic


[n] approximately the last 63 million years



Webster (1913) Definition: Ce`no*zo"ic, a. [Gr. ? recent + ? life.] (Geol.)
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 c[ae]nozoic,
cainozoic, kainozoic.] See Geology.

Note: This word is used by many authors as synonymous with
Tertiary, the Quaternary Age not being included.

Synonyms: Age of Mammals, Cenozoic era

See Also: Age of Man, era, geological era, Quaternary, Quaternary period, Tertiary, Tertiary period

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