Cainozoic

Historical Examples of cainozoic

• The Cainozoic, or Tertiary, is the age of mammals and of man.

  Facts and fancies in modern science

  John William Dawson

• The Cainozoic era is distinguished in Europe for its volcanic phenomena.

  Fragments of Earth Lore

  James Geikie

• At the outset of the Cainozoic period the climate of the world was austere.

  A Short History of the World

  H. G. Wells

• Game throughout the Cainozoic ages was abundant and of all sizes: many small, many middle-sized and some prodigious.

  The Origin of Man and of his Superstitions

  Carveth Read

• And the terms Palæozoic, Mesozoic, and Cainozoic, are used to indicate these three successive systems of life.

  Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I

  Herbert Spencer