cenozoic era
81Pliocene — The Pliocene epoch (spelled Pleiocene in some older texts) is the period in the geologic timescale that extends from 5.332 million to 1.806 million years before present.The Pliocene is the second epoch of the Neogene period in the Cenozoic era.… …
82Geology of the Bryce Canyon area — Paria View overlooks an intermittent stream flowing toward the Paria River, s …
83Paleogene Period — ▪ geology also spelled Palaeogene Period older of the two stratigraphic divisions of the Cenozoic Era spanning the interval between 65.5 million and 23 million years ago. Paleogene is Greek meaning “ancient born” and includes the Paleocene… …
84Beachy Head — is a chalk headland on the south coast of England, close to the town of Eastbourne in the county of East Sussex, immediately east of the Seven Sisters. The cliff there is the highest chalk sea cliff in Britain, rising to 162 m (530 ft) above sea… …
85Florida Museum of Natural History — Coordinates: 29°38′09″N 82°22′13″W / 29.63583°N 82.37028°W / 29.63583; 82.37028 …
86grassland — /gras land , grahs /, n. 1. an area, as a prairie, in which the natural vegetation consists largely of perennial grasses, characteristic of subhumid and semiarid climates. 2. land with grass growing on it, esp. farmland used for grazing or… …
87lignite — lignitic /lig nit ik/, adj. /lig nuyt/, n. a soft coal, usually dark brown, often having a distinct woodlike texture, and intermediate in density and carbon content between peat and bituminous coal. [1800 10; LIGN + ITE1] * * * Yellow to dark… …
88Neogene Period — ▪ geology latest of the two major divisions of the Cenozoic Era. The Neogene Period encompasses the most recent 23 million years and includes the Miocene (Miocene Epoch) (23 million to 5.3 million years ago), Pliocene (Pliocene Epoch) (5.3… …
89Tertiary — 1. adjective Of or pertaining to the first part of the Cenozoic era when modern flora and mammals appeared 2. noun The first part of the Cenozoic era when modern flora and mammals appeared …
90Eocene — e·o·cene || iËəʊsiËn n. second division of the Cenozoic era (Geology) adj. (Geology) pertaining to the Eocene Epoch, pertaining to the second division of the Cenozoic era …
