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A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | © A Dictionary of Earth Sciences 1999, originally published by Oxford University Press 1999. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Cenozoic (Cainozoic, Kainozoic) Era of geologic time extending from about 65 million years ago to the present. It includes the Tertiary and Quaternary Periods: the so-called ages of mammals and man. Molluscs and microfossils are used in the stratigraphic subdivision of the era. The Alpine—Himalayan orogeny reached its climax during this period of geologic time.

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