Definition of Kainozoic. Meaning of Kainozoic. Synonyms of Kainozoic

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Definition of Kainozoic

Kainozoic
Kainozoic Kai`no*zo"ic, a. See Cenozoic.
kainozoic
Cenozoic Ce`no*zo"ic, a. [Gr. ? recent + ? life.] (Geol.) Belonging to the most recent division of geological time, including the tertiary, or Age of mammals, and the Quaternary, or Age of man. [Written also c[ae]nozoic, cainozoic, kainozoic.] See Geology. Note: This word is used by many authors as synonymous with Tertiary, the Quaternary Age not being included.

Meaning of Kainozoic from wikipedia

- British geologist John Phillips (1800–1874), who originally spelled it Kainozoic. The era is also known as the Cænozoic, Caenozoic, or Cainozoic (/ˌkaɪ...
- crust of the globe, so many corresponding terms (as Palæozoic, Mesozoic, Kainozoic, &c.) may be made, … " Wilmarth, Mary Grace (1925). Bulletin 769: The...
- (help) Bow City Bowers L. P. Hrjanina (Khryanina), 2006. "Once again about Kainozoic meteorite structures in the Ross Sea, Antarctica" (PDF).{{cite web}}:...
- Russian) Gladenkov Yu. B., Norton P. E. P. & Spaink G. (1980). "Verkii Kainozoic Islandii (Stratigrafiya Pliotsena-Pleistotsena i paleontologicheskie kompleksi)...