Adjective
Of
or
pertaining
to
the
Cenozoic
era
.
Proper noun
A
geologic
era
within
the
Phanerozoic
eon
comprising
the
Paleogene
,
Neogene
and
Quaternary
periods
from
about
65
million
years
ago
to
the
present
,
when
the
continents
moved
to
their
current
position
and
modern
plants
and
animals
evolved
.