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Definition of Paleocene epoch
1. Noun. From 63 million to 58 million years ago; appearance of birds and earliest mammals.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Paleocene Epoch
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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