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Noun: Cainozoic
  1. Era spanning approximately the last 66 million years, characterized by the dominance of mammals
    "The Cainozoic began after the extinction of the dinosaurs";
    - Cenozoic, Cenozoic era, Age of Mammals
Adjective: Cainozoic
  1. Of or relating to or denoting the Cenozoic era
    "Cainozoic rock formations are found throughout the region";
    - Cenozoic

Type of: era, geological era

Part of: Phanerozoic, Phanerozoic aeon, Phanerozoic eon

Encyclopedia: Cainozoic