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Figure 29. Proxy temperatures [δ¹⁸O (‰)], climatic events, and tectonic events during the Cenozoic Era. A long-term trend of decreasing global temperatures is apparent, along with a change from global “greenhouse” climate to global “icehouse” climate, resulting in increased glaciation, starting in the late Eocene. Modified from Zachos and others (2001, p. 688, fig. 2).