paleocene
IPA: pˈeɪɫiʌsin
Root Word: Paleocene
noun
- (geology) 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.
adjective
- (geology) Of or pertaining to the Paleocene epoch.
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Examples of "paleocene" in Sentences
- It lived from the Paleocene to the recent.
- The strata are dated to the Upper Paleocene.
- It has lived from the Paleocene to the recent.
- The deep estuary rocks are from the Paleocene.
- These rocks date back as far as the Paleocene.
- Fossils date back to the middle Paleocene epoch.
- There are no fossil rodents prior to the Paleocene.
- It is usually considered to be within the Paleocene.
- Known for some of the largest mammals of the Paleocene.
- From Late Paleocene to early Eocene there was an unconformity.
- The paleocene-eocene thermal maximum meant big temperature changes.
- All elephant ancestors back into the paleocene reproduced sexually.
- “And you’re certainly winging it with the paleocene/holocene babble...”
- Results 1 - 10 of about 1,340 for climate "paleocene eocene thermal maximum"
- The paleocene-eocene thermal maximum (PETM) was a very weird period around 55 million years ago.
- Posted Mar 26, 2006 at 3:07 PM | Permalink | Reply too bad that danian is already reserved for a paleocene stage.
- And you’re certainly winging it with the paleocene/holocene babble; there is no correlation, as anyone else can plainly see, between the steady temperatures for millions of years, and the wild swings in CO2 concentrations.