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> Home > Geology > Geological Time Scale > Cenozoic Era The Cenozoic Era (65 ~ 0 million years ago)The Cenozoic has seen the birth and growth of the Atlantic Ocean. Prior to
this, Scotland lay 'sandwiched' between North America and Europe, forming part
of one vast continent. Tectonic movements led to the break up of this continent
and the result of this on Scotland was that it witnessed a period of intense
volcanic activity. More recently in the Quaternary, the landscape has been
shaped to its present form by numerous ice ages. |