Jun 9, 2016 · The Cenozoic era is also known as the Age of Mammals because the extinction of many groups of giant mammals, allowing smaller species to thrive and diversify because their …

The Cenozoic Era (/ ˌsiːnəˈzoʊ.ɪk, ˌsɛn -/ SEE-nə-ZOH-ik, SEN-ə-; [1][2] lit. 'new life') is Earth's current geological era, representing the last 66 million years of Earth's history. It is …

May 31, 2022 · This article will discuss the Cenozoic era and the epochs within it. We will also discuss the types of animals that evolved and went extinct and how the climate changed in this …

Feb 27, 2025 · Cenozoic life was strikingly different from that of the Mesozoic. The great diversity that characterizes modern-day flora is attributed to the explosive expansion and adaptive …

Feb 27, 2025 · What major evolutionary changes took place in plants and animals during this period? What methods do scientists use to study and date events in the Cenozoic Era? What …

Feb 28, 2025 · The Cambrian explosion was a time of rapid diversification of life when most of the major groups of animals first appeared over a time span of about 40 million years. It started at …

Cenozoic (66 million years ago until today) means ‘recent life.’ During this era, plants and animals look most like those on Earth today. Periods of the Cenozoic Era are split into even smaller …

May 21, 2024 · Cenozoic animals are those which have existed in the past 65.5 million years, since the obliteration of the dinosaurs by a massive asteroid strike called the K-T extinction …

Jul 9, 2024 · Common Cenozoic fossils include cat-like carnivores and early horses, as well as ice age woolly mammoths. The Pleistocene Ice Ages began about 2.6 MYA. Some caves …

Dec 21, 2024 · During the Cenozoic Era, mammals became the dominant land animals. The fossil record shows the evolution of many mammal types, including large herbivores and fierce …