cenozoic

• Relatif à l'ère géologique la plus récente, d'il y a environ 66 millions d'années à nos jours, caractérisée par le développement et la domination des mammifères et des oiseaux.

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.

   Cénozoïque (relatif à l'ère géologique)

   • 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.

• Nom propre désignant une ère géologique qui a commencé il y a environ 66 millions d'années et se poursuit jusqu'à aujourd'hui, caractérisée par la domination des mammifères et des oiseaux après l'extinction des dinosaures non aviens.

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.

indénombrable · nom propre

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.

   Cénozoïque

   • 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.

   Synonymesage of mammalscenozoic era