cenozoic

• Relativo à era geológica mais recente, que se estende de cerca de 66 milhões de anos atrás até o presente, caracterizada pelo desenvolvimento e domínio dos mamíferos e das aves.

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.

   Era Cenozoica

   • 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.

• Nome próprio que designa a era geológica iniciada há cerca de 66 milhões de anos e que continua até o presente, caracterizada pela dominância de mamíferos e aves após a extinção dos dinossauros não avianos.

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.

   Era geológica

   • 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.

   Sinônimosage of mammalscenozoic era