Definition of Cenozaic
Ce`no*zo"ic (?), a. [Gr. &?; recent
+ &?; life.] (Geol.) Belonging to the most recent
division of geological time, including the tertiary, or Age of
mammals, and the Quaternary, or Age of man. [Written also
cænozoic, cainozoic, kainozoic.] See
Geology.
&fist; This word is used by many authors as synonymous with
Tertiary, the Quaternary Age not being included.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (geology) of a geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon and comprises the Paleogene and Neogene periods from about 65 million years ago to the present, when the continents moved to their current position and modern plants and animals evolved
- (geology) the Cenozoic era
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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