Cenozoic Era

The era of the mammals

Brooke Cuomo
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 The Timeline

Paleocene Epoch
66-56 million years ago.

Eocene Epoch Oligocene Epoch Miocene Epoch

56-34 million years ago 34-23 million years ago 23-5 million years ago

Pliocene Epoch Pleistocene Epoch Holocene Epoch

5-2.6 million years ago 2.6 million-10,000 years 10,000 years ago to now
ago
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What was it?

Cenozoic, meaning “recent life”, is the era that we are

currently living in.

● It began just after the Cretaceous period.

● Earth’s flora and fauna formed into what it is today.

● Continents were moving to their respective spots.

Evolution was still happening at a rapid pace and there was a

lot of new life.
What was significant?
Geological Changes
- It was much warmer in the
beginning than it is today, the
cooling of the Earth starting
about 50 million years ago.
- Many mountain ranges, including
the Himalayas and the Atlas
Mountains were formed.
- Rivers and canyons were also
formed.
Life Changes
- Lots of diversity of plants and
animals.
- Mammals that existed already for
about 100 million years were
evolving quickly.
- A major extinction event happened
somewhere between 10,000-8,000
years ago, being the most recent
“Ice Age”. Either caused by climate
change or overkill.
- 5-7 million years ago is when it is
suspected that humans first showed
up.
 Sources
Youth and Education in Science Cenozoic | U.S.
Geological Survey
https://www.usgs.gov/youth-and-education-in-science/ce
nozoic#:~:text=Cenozoic%20

William A. Berggren Cenozoic Era

Thank you!
https://www.britannica.com/science/Cenozoic-Era/Cenoz
oic-life

David Polly (2011) The Cenozoic Era

https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/cenozoic/cenozoic.php

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