Cenozoic Mammals Of South America
The Cenozoic ( ; ) is Earth's current geological Era (geology), era, representing the last 66million years of Earth's history. It is characterised by the dominance of mammals, birds and Angiosperm, flowering plants, a cooling and drying climate, and the current configuration of continents. It is the latest of three geological eras since Cambrian explosion, complex life evolved, preceded by the Mesozoic and Paleozoic. It started with the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, when many species, including the non-avian dinosaurs, became extinct in an event attributed by most experts to the impact of a large asteroid or other celestial body, the Chicxulub impactor. The Cenozoic is also known as the Age of Mammals because the terrestrial animals that dominated both hemispheres were mammalsthe eutherians (placentals) in the northern hemisphere and the metatherians (marsupials, now mainly restricted to Australia) in the southern hemisphere. The extinction of many groups allowed mamma ...
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Torre Sant'Andrea
file:Melendugno palazzo D'Amely.jpg, 240px, D'Amely baronial Palace. Melendugno (Salentino: or ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. It is known for its ''marine'', which are bathing beaches on the Adriatic Sea: Roca Vecchia, San Foca, Torre dell'Orso and Torre Sant'Andrea, which were awarded the Blue Flag beach prize for the water quality. Melendugno also includes the ''frazione'' of Borgagne. See also * Torre Sant'Andrea di Missipezza Lighthouse References

Cities and towns in Apulia Localities of Salento Coastal towns in Apulia {{Puglia-geo-stub ...
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