Cenozoic
third and current era of the Phanerozoic Eon
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Cenozoic
Summary
Cenozoic is an era[1]. Cenozoic ranks in the top 4% of era entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,627 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Cenozoic's instance of is recorded as era[3].
- Cenozoic's instance of is recorded as erathem[4].
- Cenozoic followed Mesozoic[5].
- Cenozoic is part of Phanerozoic[6].
- Cenozoic is part of ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[7].
- Cenozoic's Commons category is recorded as Cenozoic[8].
- Cenozoic's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as F2F91D[9].
- Cenozoic comprises Paleogene[10].
- Cenozoic comprises Neogene[11].
- Cenozoic comprises Quaternary[12].
- Cenozoic began on -66000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
- Cenozoic's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cenozoic[14].
- Cenozoic's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Q14614965[15].
- Cenozoic's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
- Cenozoic's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[17].
- Cenozoic's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[18].
- Cenozoic's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[19].
- Cenozoic's topic has template is recorded as Template:Cenozoic (navbox)[20].
- Cenozoic's different from is recorded as Tertiary[21].
- Cenozoic's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include era[3] and erathem[4].
Use and Application
Components include Paleogene[10], a period[23]; Neogene[11], a period[24]; and Quaternary[12], a system[25]. Part of include Phanerozoic[6], an eon[26] and ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[7].
Why It Matters
Cenozoic ranks in the top 4% of era entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,627 views/month).[2] Cenozoic has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Cenozoic is known by 94 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]