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Definition of Paleocene

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

Definition of Paleocene

1. Adjective. (geology) Of or pertaining to a geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 65 to 56 million years ago; marked by the rise of the first large mammals in a tropical climate. ¹

2. Noun. (geology) The Paleocene epoch. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Paleocene

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Paleocene

Literary usage of Paleocene

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

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1922)
"The earliest placental mammals appear in the Puerco " Lower paleocene ... The Torrejon and Fort Union faunas, Upper paleocene, are not much later than the ..."

2. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1914)
"55.1.78(78.0) Article XXII — paleocene DEPOSITS OF THE SAN JUAN BASIN, ... A double interest attaches to the paleocene formations of northwestern New Mexico ..."

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. ..."

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