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Eocene
Eocene E"o*cene, a. [Gr. ? daybreak, dawn + ? new, recent.]
(Geol.)
Pertaining to the first in time of the three subdivisions
into which the Tertiary formation is divided by geologists,
and alluding to the approximation in its life to that of the
present era; as, Eocene deposits. -- n. The Eocene formation.
--Lyell.
Meaning of Eocene from wikipedia
- The
Eocene (IPA: /ˈiːəsiːn, ˈiːoʊ-/ 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...
- The Paleocene–
Eocene thermal maximum (PETM),
alternatively ”
Eocene thermal maximum 1 (ETM1)“ and
formerly known as the "Initial
Eocene" or “Late Paleocene...
-
years ago (H) K–Pg Tr–J P–Tr Cap Late D O–S The
Eocene–Oligocene
extinction event, also
called the
Eocene-Oligocene
transition (EOT) or
Grande Coupure (French...
- The
Early Eocene Climatic Optimum (EECO), also
referred to as the
Early Eocene Thermal Maximum (EETM), was a
period of
extremely warm
greenhouse climatic...
- The
Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum (MECO), also
called the
Middle Eocene Thermal Maximum (METM), was a
period of very warm
climate that
occurred during...
-
sparsity of
extant forms of molluscs. The
Oligocene is
preceded by the
Eocene Epoch and is
followed by the
Miocene Epoch. The
Oligocene is the
third and...
- the
tenth period of the
Phanerozoic and is
divided into the Paleocene,
Eocene, and
Oligocene epochs. The
earlier term
Tertiary Period was used to define...
- of the
Eocene. It
spans the time
between 56 and 48.07 Ma, is
preceded by the
Thanetian Age (part of the Paleocene) and is
followed by the
Eocene Lutetian...
-
warmer than today,
particularly during the Paleocene–
Eocene Thermal Maximum. However, the
Eocene to
Oligocene transition and the
Quaternary glaciation...
-
Eocene Thermal Maximum 2 (ETM-2), also
called H-1 or Elmo (
Eocene Layer of
Mysterious Origin), was a
transient period of
global warming that occurred...
