Cainozoic
Americanadjective
adjective
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Mesozoic, term explained. — and Cainozoic periods, gap between the. — and Palaeozoic rocks, limits of the.
From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
Unlike most Irish counties, Antrim owes its principal features to rocks of Mesozoic and Cainozoic age.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
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)
Cainozoic, or Tertiary.—Beds of this age, in England at all events, are for the most part made up of comparatively soft rocks, gravels, sands, and clays, and are found in the eastern and south-eastern counties.
From Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils by Gray, Peter
It is almost unnecessary to say this period corresponds with the Tertiary or Cainozoic era of geologists.
From The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science by Dawson, John William
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