1. 65 million years ago – present day
Cenozoic Era
“The Age of Mammals”
65 million years ago – present day
Amanda Mudge

2. Divided into six major epochs
A seventh is often recognized for the last 10,000 years, and is called the Holocene
1.8 to 11,000 mya
5.3 to 1.8 mya
23.8 to 5.3 mya
33.7 to 23.8 mya
54.8 to 33.7 mya
65 to 54.8 mya

3. Plants
Tall Grasses
Flowering Plants

4. Many of them look similar to those of today
Animals
Giant ground sloth
Mammoth
Many of them look similar to those of today
Saber tooth cat
Mammoth
Diatryma

5. Activity:
Create a class book about some of the plants and animals of the Cenozoic Era
Each student will receive one blank book page and information on one plant or animal
Write two or three interesting facts about that plant or animal in black ink
- Create a picture in the space provided