Cenozoic

cenozoic English Alternative forms en Caenozoic Cænozoic Cainozoic Kainozoic Etymology From en ceno-<id:new> -zoic; from en grc καινός new + grc ζωή life. Pronunciation en /ˌkeɪnəʊˈzəʊɪk/ /ˌsɛnɵˈzəʊɪk/ /ˌsiːnɵˈzəʊɪk/ UK en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cenozoic.wav Southern England en /ˌkɛnɵˈzoʊɪk/ /ˌsɛnɵˈzoʊɪk/ /ˌsinɵˈzoʊɪk/ US en əʊɪk 4 The pronunciations with /k/ were the only ones in use until the twentieth century. The forms with /s/ were considered incorrect pronunciations until at least the 1950sW. E. Flood, "The Pronunciation of Scientific Terms", in The New Scientist, 28 November 1957. and still may be by some speakers today. Adjective - en geology Of or pertaining to the Cenozoic era. Derived terms en mesocenozoic Pre-Cenozoic Translations of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present Belarusian: be кайназо́йскі Catalan: ca cenozoic m, ca cenozoica f Finnish: fi kenotsooinen French: fr cénozoïque Georgian: ka კაინოზოური German: de känozoisch Greek: el καινοζωικός Italian: it cenozoico Norwegian: no kenozoisk Polish: pl kenozoiczny Portuguese: pt cenozoico Russian: ru кайнозо́йский Spanish: es cenozoico Swedish: sv kenozoisk Ukrainian: uk кайнозо́йський Proper noun en geology A geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon comprising the Paleogene, Neogene and Quaternary periods from about 65 million years ago to the present, when the continents moved to their current position and modern plants and animals evolved. en 1883 Joseph Le Conte Elements of Geology: A Text-book for Colleges and for the General Reader D. Appleton and Company New York The whole history of the earth is divided into five eras, with corresponding rock-systems. These are: 1. Archæan or Eozoic1 era, embodied in the Laurentian system; 2. Palæozoic2 era, embodied in the Palæozoic or Primary system; 3. Mesozoic3 era, recorded in the Secondary system; 4. Cenozoic,4 recorded in the Tertiary and Quaternary systems; and, 5. The Psychozoic era, or era of Mind, recorded in the recent system. en 2007 Trenton Lee Stewart The Mysterious Benedict Society 391 Sticky was aghast. "Kate, we live in the Cenozoic Era. Sure, it began 65 million years ago, but —" en Katherine Kornei A New Timeline of the Day the Dinosaurs Began to Die Out The New York Times 2019-09-10 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/10/science/chicxulub-asteroid-impact-dinosaurs.html 0362-4331 The researchers found that the first day of the Cenozoic was peppered with cataclysms. When the asteroid struck, it temporarily carved a hole 60 miles across and 20 miles deep. https://web.archive.org/web/20251103073304/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/10/science/chicxulub-asteroid-impact-dinosaurs.html 3 November 2025 Holonyms en Neozoic Translations geological epoch Belarusian: be кайназо́й m, be кайназо́йская э́ра f Catalan: ca cenozoic m Chinese: Cantonese: yue 新生代 san1 sang1 doi6 Mandarin: cmn 新生代 Xīnshēng Dài Min Nan: nan 新生代 Sin-seng-tāi Czech: cs třetihory f-p, cs kenozoikum n, cs terciér m Danish: da kænozoikum, da Kænozoikum Dutch: nl Cenozoïcum, nl kaenozoïcum n, nl cenozoïcum n Estonian: et kainosoikum, et uusaegkond Finnish: fi kenotsooinen maailmankausi French: fr Cénozoïque Georgian: ka კაინოზოური ჯგუფი, ka კაინოზოური ერა German: de Känozoikum Greek: el Καινοζωικός m Hungarian: hu kainozoikum Indonesian: id Senozoikum Italian: it Cenozoico Japanese: ja 新生代 Shinseidai Norwegian: no kenozoikum m Polish: pl kenozoik m-in, pl era kenozoiczna f Portuguese: pt Cenozoico m Russian: ru кайнозо́й m, ru кайнозо́йская э́ра f Spanish: es cenozoico m Swedish: sv Kenozoikum Ukrainian: uk кайнозо́й m, uk кайнозо́йська е́ра f Vietnamese: vi đại Tân Sinh See also Appendix:Geologic timescale References Further reading