Definition of Paleocene epoch

1. Noun. From 63 million to 58 million years ago; appearance of birds and earliest mammals.

Exact synonyms: Paleocene
Group relationships: Tertiary, Tertiary Period
Generic synonyms: Epoch

Lexicographical Neighbors of Paleocene Epoch

Pale of Settlement
Paleacrita
Paleacrita vernata
Palearctic
Palembang
Paleo-American
Paleo-American culture
Paleo-Amerind
Paleo-Amerind culture
Paleo-Indian
Paleo-Indian culture
Paleo Faliro
Paleo Faliron
Paleoarchean
Paleocene
Paleocene epoch (current term)
Paleogene
Paleogenic
Paleolithic
Paleolithic Age
Paleoproterozoic
Paleozoic
Paleozoic era
Palermo
Palestine
Palestine Authority
Palestine Islamic Jihad
Palestine Liberation Front
Palestine Liberation Organization
Palestine National Authority

Literary usage of Paleocene epoch

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of Land Mammals in the Western Hemisphere by William Berryman Scott (1913)
"1, Paleocene epoch So far as North America is concerned, the best available evidence points to the conclusion that we should regard the Fort Union, ..."

2. An Introduction to Geology by William Berryman Scott (1914)
"THE Paleocene epoch The term Paleocene has not been used by American geological writers, who have, however, frequently employed the more noncommittal name ..."

3. The Origin and Evolution of the Human Dentition by William King Gregory (1922)
"The multituberculates went on specializing to their extinction in the Paleocene epoch, but were never a prominent element of the Mesozoic fauna. ..."

4. Paleobiology of the Williamsburg Formation (Black Mingo Group; Paleocene) of by Albert E. Sanders (1998)
"... by Cooke (1936:41 ), who, like Sloan (1908), regarded them as Eocene strata, the concept of a Paleocene epoch not having been formed at that time. ..."

5. Adventure Guide to Costa Rica by Bruce Conord (2005)
"The spectacular formations inside - descriptively named soda straws, cave grapes, organ pipes, fried eggs - date to the Paleocene epoch, 70 million years ..."

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