Daily and seasonal variations in temperature, annual cycles of precipitation, and larger swings in climate shape adaptations of plants and animals ... H.H. Biology of early Cenozoic primates.

3 min read At the dawn of the Paleogene—the beginning of the Cenozoic era—dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and giant marine reptiles were conspicuously absent from the face of the Earth. Rodent-size ...

Today, just a few species of the palm-like plants survive in tropical and subtropical habitats ... prior habitats began during the late Mesozoic and continued into the early Cenozoic Era, punctuated ...

Early contributors to the collection include John Clark (1936-1938), Robert W. Wilson (1938-1946), and Harold Koerner (1946-1971), who helped expand the collection of Cenozoic mammals. Clark’s primary ...