🔄 Synonyms of "Eocene"
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| Word | Definition |
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| eocene epochnoun | from 58 million to 40 million years ago; presence of modern mammals |
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| Word | Definition |
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| eocene epochnoun | from 58 million to 40 million years ago; presence of modern mammals |
| oligocenenoun | (geology) The Oligocene epoch. |
| paleocenenoun | (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. |
| palaeocenenoun | Alternative form of 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.] |
| paleogenenoun | (geology) Of a geologic period within the Cenozoic era; comprises the Paleocene, Eocene and Oligocene epochs from about 65 to 23 million years ago. |
| miocenenoun | (geology) The Miocene epoch. |
| paleogenic | (geology) of, or relating to the Paleogene period |
| neogenenoun | (geology) Of a geologic period within the Cenozoic era; comprises the Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene and Holocene epochs from about 26 million years ago to the present. |
| palæocenenoun | Archaic spelling of 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.] |
| eogenenoun | Former name of Paleogene. |
| ectasiannoun | (geology) The Ectasian period. |
| holocenenoun | (geology) The Holocene epoch. |
| pliocenenoun | (geology) The Pliocene epoch. |
| paleoproterozoicnoun | (geology) The era from 2,500 Ma to 1,600 Ma, marked by a dramatic increase in atmospheric oxygen. |
| pleistocenenoun | (geology) The Pleistocene epoch. |
| devoniannoun | (geology) Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and upper epochs from about 415 to 360 million years ago. |
| neocenenoun | (geology) Synonym of Neogene. |
| pleiocenenoun | Alternative form of Pliocene. [(geology) Of a geologic epoch within the Neogene period from about 5.3 to 1.7 million years ago; marked by the appearance of humanity's first ancestors.] |
| eoarcheannoun | (geology) Of a geologic era within the Archaean eon from about 4600 to 3600 million years ago; the first single-celled life began at this time. |
| ordoviciannoun | (geology) The Ordovician period. |
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