In this biology worksheet, learners identify and match various classes of species found today. Then they explain why biodiversity exists today on earth and define evolution. Students also describe who a paleontologist is and what they do.

Describes the different periods, epochs, and stages of the Cenozoic Era and the events that took place in them. Looks at geology and tectonic plate movements, climate, flora and fauna, and the emergence of mammals as the dominant life...

A good brief review of The Cenozoic Era, which also includes links to more detailed information as well as a chart of its subdivisions.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The two periods of the Cenozoic Era, Tertiary and Quaternary, granted the mammals the time and space to evolve since the dinosaurs became extinct.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the Cenozoic Era, the age of mammals.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of life of the Cenozoic Era.

Article describing the Pliocene Epoch, which lasted from 5.3 million to 1.8 million years ago, and was part of the Cenozoic Era. It covers subdivisions of the Pliocene, geology, and climate. (Published: January 20, 2010)

Delve into the details of the Quaternary Period of the Cenozoic Era, which presents enlightening scientific data about the present-day ice age and the evolving planet.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of life of the Cenozoic Era.

This illustrated timeline from the Lunar and Planetary Institute provides a journey through four-and-a-half billion years of time from the birth of our solar system to its current existence today.

Travel through Earth's history to learn about the Oligocene time period, which is characterized by the appearance of most of the living families of mammals.

Engaging and interactive timeline with illustrations and video on the origin of the Earth takes us from the Archean Era to the Cenozoic.

Understand the history of Cenozoic life in this study guide.

Explains the importance of index fossils for the dating and chronology of events in the fossil and geological records. Discusses uses and examples of index fossils in the Cenozoic, Mesozoic, and Paleozoic Eras.

The Museum of Paleontology at Berkeley offers an online geological time machine which allows you to catch a glimpse of ancient eras in earth's history. Click into an "Era" to learn about its stratigraphy, life forms, localities, and...

An overview of the geography and geology covering the landscape of what is now the state of Arkansas.Both have had important influences on the history and cultural development of Arkansas.

In a lesson in this issue of Smithsonian in Your Classroom, students do the work of a team of paleontologists studying a time of rising carbon dioxide and rapid global warming during the Eocene epoch. By examining fossils of tree leaves,...

Delve into the Tertiary Period portion of the Evolving Planet exhibit, and trace the climate and continental shift during this time. Includes an overview of the period, a collection of images, and a look at the Tertiary Period's...

This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for a unit on the evolution of multicellular life.

An overview of the different geologic time periods and how each affected the area of what is now the state of Arkansas.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a lesson on the geologic history of the Earth. It covers the four main eras of the geologic time scale: Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic. Characteristics of each era are...

An 81-page slideshow that looks at the principles of geology with respect to relative dating, at different concepts describing geological processes, at absolute age and radiometric dating, at the eons and eras in the geologic time scale,...

This site provides information about the geologic relationships of rock layers, as well as much about geologic time and the history of Earth.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This Flipchart accompanies chapter 14 in the Glencoe Earth Science text. The flipchart contains pictures that help students learn about Geologic time: Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic and explains...