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Cenozoic vs Neozoic - What's the difference?

cenozoic | neozoic |

In geology terms the difference between cenozoic and neozoic

is that cenozoic is a geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon comprising the Paleogene and Neogene {{l/en|periods}} from about 65 million years ago to the present, when the continents moved to their current position and modern plants and animals evolved while neozoic is more recent than the Paleozoic era, i.e. including the Mesozoic and Cenozoic.

As a proper noun Cenozoic

is a geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon comprising the Paleogene and Neogene {{l/en|periods}} from about 65 million years ago to the present, when the continents moved to their current position and modern plants and animals evolved.

cenozoic

English

(wikipedia Cenozoic)

Alternative forms

* Caenozoic *

Adjective

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  • (geology) Of or pertaining to the Cenozoic .

    • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (geology) A geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon comprising the Paleogene and Neogene from about 65 million years ago to the present, when the continents moved to their current position and modern plants and animals evolved.

    • See also

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    neozoic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (geology) More recent than the Paleozoic era, i.e. including the Mesozoic and Cenozoic.