- or Palaeocene, is a
geological epoch that
lasted from
about 66 to 56
million years ago (mya). It is the
first epoch of the
Paleogene Period in the modern...
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Continental drift is the theory,
originating in the
early 20th century, that Earth's
continents move or
drift relative to each
other over
geologic time...
- is the
younger of two
epochs into
which the
Cretaceous Period is
divided in the
geologic time scale. Rock
strata from this
epoch form the
Upper Cretaceous...
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Holocene (/ˈhɒl.əsiːn, -oʊ-, ˈhoʊ.lə-, -loʊ-/) is the
current geological epoch,
beginning approximately 11,700
years ago. It
follows the Last
Glacial Period...
- EE-ə-seen, EE-oh-) is a
geological epoch that
lasted from
about 56 to 33.9
million years ago (Ma). It is the
second epoch of the
Paleogene Period in the modern...
- Pleiocene) is the
epoch in the
geologic time
scale that
extends from 5.33 to 2.58
million years ago (Ma). It is the
second and most
recent epoch of the Neogene...
- The Late Tri****ic is the
third and
final epoch of the Tri****ic
Period in the
geologic time scale,
spanning the time
between 237 Ma and 201.4 Ma (million...
- The
Oligocene Epoch extends from
about 34 million
years ago to 23 million
years ago.
During the
Oligocene the
continents continued to
drift toward their...
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stages from
youngest to
oldest are:
During the
Oligocene Epoch, the
continents continued to
drift toward their present positions.
Antarctica became more...
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Newtonian gravity.
According to
inflation theory,
during the
inflationary epoch about 10−32 of a
second after the Big Bang, the
universe suddenly expanded...
