what does the last term mean?
The current and most recent of the three geological eras of the Phanerozoic Eon.
Cenozoic
The Cenozoic Era ( ) meaning "new life" is the current and most recent of the three geological eras of the Phanerozoic Eon.
what is shapinsay? One of the Orkney Islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland. where does the place gets its name from? The final 'ay' is from the Old Norse for "island", but the first two syllables are more difficult to interpret. what type of plants are found here? UNANSWERABLE where was the language mentioned above prevalent? Scandinavia. where is this place located? Northern Europe. are any mountain ranges located here? Yes, Scandinavian Mountains. what is this range called locally? "Kölen" and "Kjølen". what is the nature of the rocks of this mountain? Most of the rocks of it are Caledonian. how was this range formed? It attained its height by tectonic processes different from orogeny, chiefly in the Cenozoic.
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Cenozoic [SEP] Introduction
The Cenozoic Era ( ) meaning "new life" is the current and most recent of the three geological eras of the Phanerozoic Eon. It follows the Mesozoic Era and extends from 66 million years ago to the present day. It is generally believed to have started on the first day of the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event (also referred to as the K-Pg, or K-T, extinction event) when an asteroid hit the Earth. The Cenozoic is also known as the Age of Mammals because the terrestrial animals that dominated both hemispheres were mammals – the Eutherians (placentals) in the northern hemisphere and the Metatherians (marsupials, now mainly restricted to Australia) in the southern hemisphere.