Cenozoic
third and current era of the Phanerozoic Eon
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Summary
Cenozoic is an era[1]. Cenozoic ranks in the top 4% of era entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,801 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: erathem[3]
- Follows: Mesozoic[4]
- Part of: Phanerozoic[5], ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[6]
- Commons category: Cenozoic[7]
- SRGB color hex triplet: F2F91D[8]
- Has part(s): Paleogene[9], Neogene[10], Quaternary[11]
- Start time: -66000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cenozoic[13]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Q14614965[14]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[16], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[17], New International Encyclopedia[18]
- Topic has template: Template:Cenozoic (navbox)[19]
- Different from: Tertiary[20]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21]
Why It Matters
Cenozoic has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Cenozoic is known by 94 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]