What is the current geological era?
Q: What is the current geological era?
A: The current geological era is the Cainozoic (also spelled Cenozoic).
Q: When did the Cainozoic era begin?
A: The Cainozoic era began 66 million years ago.
Q: What era came before the Cainozoic?
A: The era that came before the Cainozoic was the Mesozoic.
Q: What happened during the Cainozoic era in terms of continent movement and climate change?
A: During the Cainozoic era, the continents moved into their present positions and the climate started warm but steadily cooled, leading to ice ages.
Q: What is the meaning of the word "Cainozoic"?
A: The word "Cainozoic" means "new life" in Greek.
Q: How many periods are there in the Cainozoic era?
A: There are three periods in the Cainozoic era.
Q: What was the Tertiary period, and why is it not used anymore?
A: The Tertiary period corresponded to the Palaeogene+Neogene, and it is no longer used officially and is considered "deprecated".
