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The Cenozoic Era
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daspletosaurus
This quiz challenges your knowledge of the Cenozoic era - the age of mammals.
Question 1:
What does the term "Cenozoic" mean?
Mammalian life
Middle life
Ancient life
Recent life
Question 2:
During which epoch of the Cenozoic did permanent ice caps form on Antarctica?
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Question 3:
How many epochs is the Cenozoic era divided into?
6
None of these
2
7
Question 4:
This subcontinent collided with Eurasia 55 million years ago.
None of these
Middle-eastern subcontinent
Greenland
Indian subcontinent
Question 5:
Grass did not evolve during the Cenozoic era.
False
True
Question 6:
Horses evolved in North America during the Cenozoic era but became extinct there 10,000 years ago.
True
False
Question 7:
The first true Homo sapiens (human) appeared in Africa about how many years ago?
5 million years ago
250,000 years ago
1 million years ago
12,000 years ago
Question 8:
The Messinian salinity crisis occurred when the Mediterranean sea evaporated completely during the Pliocene epoch.
False
True
Question 9:
All recorded historical events occurred during this epoch.
Pleistocene
Holocene
Pliocene
Miocene
Question 10:
What event signalled the end of the Cenozoic?
A large mass extinction
The Cenozoic has not ended.
The evolution of humans
None of these
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