paleocene epoch

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Noun paleocene epoch has 1 sense

Paleocene, Paleocene epoch - from 63 million to 58 million years ago; appearance of birds and earliest mammals
--₁ is a kind of epoch
--₁ is a part of Tertiary, Tertiary period

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Paleocene Epoch

Noun: The Paleocene Epoch refers to a geological time period that occurred between 66 and 56 million years ago. It is the first epoch of the Paleogene Period and follows the extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs.

Sample Sentence: Fossils of early mammals and primitive forms of primates are abundant in the sedimentary rocks from the Paleocene Epoch.

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