66 – 0 MA

Era · Phanerozoic

Cenozoic

66–0 Ma

The Cenozoic is an era within the Phanerozoic, spanning roughly 66 to 0 million years ago.

Rankera· Paleobiology Database
Base66 Ma· Paleobiology Database
Top0 Ma· Paleobiology Database
Duration66 Myr· Paleobiology Database
ChartICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2023/09 (ages from Macrostrat/PBDB interval tables)

Elsewhere

Cite this article

Stratum Study. "Cenozoic" (Time interval). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19. https://stratum.black/study/time/cenozoic. Accessed 2026-09-20.

@misc{stratum-cenozoic,
  title        = {Cenozoic},
  author       = {{Stratum Study}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/study/time/cenozoic}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Time interval article, Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19; sources: stratum, pbdb. Accessed 2026-09-20.}
}

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