Cainozoic
Americanadjective
adjective
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THE opening of the next great period in the life of the earth, the Cainozoic period, was a period of upheaval and extreme volcanic activity.
From A Short History of the World by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
We may conclude then, imperfect though our knowledge of extinct insects is, that some of the most complex of insect life-stories were being worked out before the dawn of the Cainozoic era.
From The Life-Story of Insects by Carpenter, George H. (George Herbert)
And the terms Palæozoic, Mesozoic, and Cainozoic, are used to indicate these three successive systems of life.
From Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I by Spencer, Herbert
We have treated in the preceding chapters of the Tertiary or Cainozoic strata, and have next to speak of the Secondary or Mesozoic formations.
From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
The differences between the life of the Cainozoic and Mesozoic periods are far profounder than the resemblances.
From A Short History of the World by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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