Cainozoic
Americanadjective
adjective
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That unusual growth of brain which is the central fact of Cainozoic times marks a new communication and interdependence of individuals.
From A Short History of the World by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
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 Herbert Spencer
Mesozoic, term explained. — and Cainozoic periods, gap between the. — and Palaeozoic rocks, limits of the.
From The Student's Elements of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
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 Peter Gray
In Cainozoic rocks fossil insects of nearly six thousand species have been found, which are easily referable to existing families and often to existing genera.
From The Life-Story of Insects by George H. (George Herbert) Carpenter
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