Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Laurisilva of Madeira' has mentioned 'Tertiary' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| Many of the late Cretaceous xe2x80x93 early Tertiary Gondwanan species of flora became extinct, but some survived as relict species in the milder, moister climate of coastal areas and on islands. | WIKI |
| Although the Atlantic laurisilva is more abundant in the Macaronesian archipelagos, where the weather has fluctuated little since the Tertiary, there are small representations and some species contribution to the oceanic and Mediterranean ecoregions of Europe, Asia minor and west and north of Africa, where microclimates in the coastal mountain ranges form inland "islands" favorable to the persistence of laurel forests. | WIKI |
| In some cases these were genuine islands in the Tertiary, and in some cases simply areas that remained ice-free. | WIKI |