paleocene

IPA: pˈeɪɫiʌsin

Root Word: Paleocene

(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.

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...”
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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.