- Paleocene epoch
- nounfrom 63 million to 58 million years ago; appearance of birds and earliest mammals• Syn: ↑Paleocene• Instance Hypernyms: ↑epoch• Part Holonyms: ↑Tertiary, ↑Tertiary period
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Paleocene epoch
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Paleocene Epoch — or Palaeocene Epoch Earliest division of the Tertiary Period, from 65 to 54. 8 million years ago. It precedes the Eocene Epoch and follows the Cretaceous Period. The Paleocene was characterized by a generally warming climate, with little or no… … Universalium
Paleocene — [pā′lē ə sēn΄] adj. [ PALEO + CENE] [sometimes p ] designating or of the first geologic epoch of the Paleogene, characterized by lower sea levels, the development of modern mountain ranges, and the development of flowering plants, birds, and… … English World dictionary
Paleocene dinosaurs — describe families or genera of non avian dinosaurs that may have survived the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event 65.5 million years ago. Although almost all evidence indicates that dinosaurs (other than birds) all went extinct at the K T… … Wikipedia
Paleocene — The Paleocene or Palaeocene, early dawn of the recent is a geologic epoch that lasted from 65.5 ± 0.3 Ma to 55.8 ± 0.2 Ma (million years ago). It is the first epoch of the Palaeogene Period in the modern Cenozoic era. As with most other older… … Wikipedia
epoch — /ep euhk/ or, esp. Brit., /ee pok/, n. 1. a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.: The treaty ushered in an epoch of peace and good will. 2. the beginning of a distinctive period in the history of anything: The… … Universalium
Paleocene — /pay lee euh seen / or, esp. Brit., /pal ee /, Geol. adj. 1. noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, from 65 to 55 million years ago, and characterized by a proliferation of mammals. See table under geologic time. n. 2. the… … Universalium
Paleocene — 1. adjective /ˌpeɪ.liː.əʊˈsiːn/ Of or pertaining to a geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 65 to 56 million years ago; marked by the rise of the first large mammals in a tropical climate. 2. noun /ˌpeɪ.liː.əʊˈsiːn/ The Paleocene… … Wiktionary
Paleocene — Pa•le•o•cene [[t]ˈpeɪ li əˌsin[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ˈpæl i [/t]] adj. 1) gel noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, from 65 million to 55 million years ago, a time of mammalian proliferation 2) gel the Paleocene Epoch or Series • … From formal English to slang
Paleocene — geological epoch preceding the Eocene, 1877, from Fr. paléocène (Schimpter, 1874), coined from PALEO (Cf. paleo ) + Gk. kainos new (see RECENT (Cf. recent)). It is, thus, the old new age … Etymology dictionary
Paleocene — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1877 of, relating to, or being the earliest epoch of the Tertiary or the corresponding series of rocks see geologic time table • Paleocene noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
