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Eocene

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eocene epochnounfrom 58 million to 40 million years ago; presence of modern mammals

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eocene epochnounfrom 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.
palaeocenenounAlternative 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.
palæocenenounArchaic 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.]
eogenenounFormer 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.
pleiocenenounAlternative 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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