cenozoic

• Das Känozoikum betreffend, die jüngste geologische Ära von etwa 66 Millionen Jahren bis heute, geprägt von der Entwicklung und Vorherrschaft von Säugetieren und Vögeln.

Relating to the most recent era of geological time, from about 66 million years ago to the present, characterized by the development and dominance of mammals and birds.

1. C2formalscientific

   Relating to or denoting the Cenozoic era, the most recent geological era, following the Mesozoic, characterized by the development and dominance of mammals and birds.

   Känozoikum

   • The Cenozoic era began about 66 million years ago after the extinction of the dinosaurs.
   • Cenozoic rocks contain abundant fossils of mammals.
   • The landscape was shaped by tectonic activity during the Cenozoic period.

• Erdzeitalter, das vor etwa 66 Millionen Jahren begann und bis heute andauert; geprägt von der Vorherrschaft der Säugetiere und Vögel nach dem Aussterben der Nicht-Vogel-Dinosaurier.

A proper noun referring to the geological era that began approximately 66 million years ago and continues to the present, characterized by the dominance of mammals and birds after the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs.

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1. Geological eraC1formalscientific

   The most recent era of geological time, spanning from about 66 million years ago to the present, characterized by the dominance of mammals and birds after the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs.

   Geologische Ära

   • The Cenozoic is often called the Age of Mammals.
   • During the Cenozoic, continents moved into their current positions.
   • The climate cooled significantly in the later part of the Cenozoic.

   Synonymeage of mammalscenozoic era