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Cenozoic Era
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Cenozoic Era

Era of geological time that began 65 million years ago and continues to the present day. It is divided into the Tertiary and Quaternary periods. The Cenozoic marks the emergence of mammals as a dominant group, and the rearrangement of continental masses towards their present positions.


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At this site, students can click on an interactive geological time line to learn about time periods, such as the Cenozoic era--when the last glacial period occurred: www.
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Driften is a geologist's paradise--or maybe gulag--in which every existing kind of geological formation, from pre-Cambrian shield rock to Cenozoic volcanic lava, can be found.
 
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