what animals lived during this time?
Entelodon, Paraceratherium and Basilosaurus.
Cenozoic
Early animals were the Entelodon, Paraceratherium (a hornless rhinoceros relative) and Basilosaurus (an early whale). 
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. what does the last term mean? The current and most recent of the three geological eras of the Phanerozoic Eon.
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Cenozoic [SEP] Animal life
The extinction of many large diapsid groups, such as flightless dinosaurs, Plesiosauria and Pterosauria allowed mammals and birds to greatly diversify and become the world's predominant fauna.