RE: Cainozoic

["Bartlema, Lauri, L." <BartlemaL@emh10.bliss.army.mil>]

I'd never seen that spelling either until recently when I got my copy of
"Wildlife of Gondwana".  I just assumed it was synonymous with "Cenozoic".


Lauri L. Bartlema
Curatorial Assistant
Conservation Division
Directorate of Environment
Fort Bliss, Texas
(915) 568-7015

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> From:         Christoph Kulmann[SMTP:kulmann@uni-bremen.de]
> Reply To:     kulmann@uni-bremen.de
> Sent:         Monday, March 13, 2000 2:49 AM
> To:   Emily Tremain
> Cc:   dinosaur@usc.edu
> Subject:      Re: Cainozoic
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, 10 Mar 2000, Emily Tremain wrote:
> 
> > At the risk of sounding stupid, I'm going to ask this question.
> > What is the Cainozoic? I have never seen it used in anything I've read
> > excpet on this list. I am completely mystified. 
> > Thanks!
> > -Emily Tremain
> 
> This is considered as the time after the Mesozoic, i.e., all the time
> after the K/T transition.
>