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WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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The most recent era of the geological time scale is
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Mesozoic
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cenozoic
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Triassic
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paleocene
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Cenozoic Era is the most recent of the three major subdivisions of animal history. The other two are the Mesozoic and Paleozoic Eras. The Cenozoic spans only about 65 million years, from the end of the Cretaceous Period and the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs to the present.
Detailed explanation-2: -Paleozoic (542 million to 251 million years ago), Mesozoic (251 million to 65.5 million years ago), and Cenozoic (65.5 million years ago) are the three primary eons of the Phanerozoic Eon after the Precambrian era.
Detailed explanation-3: -The eras are the four major divisions of the geological time scale: Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic.
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