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Eocene epoch |
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Shaw said a lot of the fossils that are found in the area are from the Eocene Epoch, which dates from 55 million to 60 million years ago. Global warming kicked off the Eocene epoch about 55 million years ago, but new research shows that this greenhouse phase did little for North America's plants. The younger group hails from the Eocene epoch, 53 million years ago, during which temperatures reached a peak. |
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Eocene epoch - from 58 million to 40 million years ago; presence of modern mammals