Cenozoic
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The Cenozoic Era (also known as the Caenozoic, Kainozoic, or Neozoic Era; ; SEE-nə-ZOH-ik, SEN-ə-; lit. 'new life') is Earth's current geological era, representing the last 66 million years of Earth's history. It is characterized by the dominance of mammals, insects, birds and angiosperms (flowering plants). It is the latest of three geological eras of the Phanerozoic Eon, preceded by the Mesozoic
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| Name formality | Formal | |||||
| Nickname(s) | Age of Mammals | |||||
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| Celestial body | Earth | |||||
| Regional usage | Global (ICS) | |||||
| Time scale(s) used | ICS Time Scale | |||||
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| Chronological unit | Era | |||||
| Stratigraphic unit | Erathem | |||||
| Time span formality | Formal | |||||
| Lower boundary definition | Iridium enriched layer associated with a major meteorite impact and subsequent K-Pg extinction event. | |||||
| Lower boundary GSSP | El Kef Section, El Kef, Tunisia 36°09′13″N 8°38′55″E / 36.1537°N 8.6486°E | |||||
| Lower GSSP ratified | 1991 | |||||
| Upper boundary definition | N/A | |||||
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| Upper GSSP ratified | N/A | |||||
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