Late Eocene period

E·o·cene (

-s

)

adj.

Of or belonging to the geologic time, rock series, or sedimentary deposits of the second epoch of the Tertiary Period, characterized by warm climates and the rise of most modern mammalian families. See Table at geologic time.

The Eocene Epoch or its system of deposits.

Eocene [ˈiːəʊˌsiːn]

adj

(Earth Sciences / Palaeontology) of, denoting, or formed in the second epoch of the Tertiary period, which lasted for 20 000 000 years, during which hooved mammals appeared

(Earth Sciences / Palaeontology) the. the Eocene epoch or rock series

[from eo- + -cene]

Eocene (

-s

)

The second epoch of the Tertiary Period, from about 58 to 37 million years ago. During the earliest part of this epoch, land connections existed between Antarctica and Australia, between Europe and North America, and between North America and Asia, and the climate was warm. The land connection between Antarctica and Australia disappeared in the mid-Eocene and early Oligocene, resulting in a change in the predominant oceanic currents and a cooler climate. With this change, the average size of mammals changed from less than 10 kg (22 lbs) to more than 10 kg. The Himalayas also formed during the Eocene, and most modern orders of mammals appeared. See Chart at geologic time.

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Noun

Eocene - from 58 million to 40 million years ago; presence of modern mammals

Eocene epoch

Tertiary, Tertiary period - from 63 million to 2 million years ago

Translations

Eocene [ˈiːəʊsiːn] ADJ (Geol) → eoceno

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Alabama period
chalicothere
chiroptera
Coryphodon
Diatryma
Dinocerata
Eocene epoch
eohippus
family Uintatheriidae
Gastornis
hyracotherium
Odontopteryx
Orohippus
Palaeogene
Plastic clay
Puerco
Puerco beds
tertiary
Tertiary period

Now we're in the late Eocene period of 36 million years ago when the mammals rule the Earth.

Inside look at Jagger enigma; PICK OF THE BOX by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)

The drill cores revealed an unusual layer of jumbled sediments and boulders, called breccias, from the late Eocene period.

Large meteorite scar identified in Virginia by Monastersky, Richard / Science News

30pm IT'S the Late Eocene period of 36 million years ago when mammals prosper as the largest creatures on land and sea.

Creature comforts; Critic's Choice November 22 by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)

Late Cornish
Late Cortical Cerebellar Atrophy
Late Counter
Late Course Accelerated Hyperfractionated Radiotherapy
Late Cretaceous
Late Cutaneous Allergic Response
Late Cutaneous Vulvar Schistosomiasis
Late Day Trading
late deceleration
late deceleration
late deceleration
Late Diastolic Coronary Resistance
Late Discovery Adoptee
Late Distal Convoluted Tubule
late distal hereditary myopathy
late distal hereditary myopathy
late distal hereditary myopathy
Late Dose Intensification Therapy
late dumping syndrome
late dyspituitary eunuchism
Late Effect of Accidental Injury Questionnaire
Late Effects Normal Tissue
Late Effects of Polio
Late Effects Study Group
Late Embryogenesis Abundant
Late Embryonic H4
Late Entry
Late Entry Accelerated Program

Late Eocene period

Late Error Gate
Late fee
Late fee
Late Fees
Late fine
Late Finish
Late Flank Alarm
Late Flank Gate
Late for a Date
Late for Dinner
Late French Immersion
late gene
Late Georgian style
Late Glacial Period
Late Gothic
Late Gothic Revival
Late Greek
Late Greek
Late Greek
Late Hebrew
Late Hebrew
Late Hemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn
late in life
Late in Mid October
Late in the Day
Late in the Day
Late in the Day
Late in the Day
late in the game
late in the game

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