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Paleocene

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Noun

1. paleocene, paleocene epoch

from 63 million to 58 million years ago; appearance of birds and earliest mammals

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Paleocene

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adjective
a variant spelling of Palaeocene

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Paleocene

see synonyms of paleocene
adjective
[sometimes p-]
designating or of the first geologic epoch of the Paleogene, characterized by lower sea levels, the development of modern mountain ranges, and the development of flowering plants, birds, and mammals

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Paleocene

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adj.
Of, relating to, or being the epoch of geologic time from 66 to 56 million years ago, the oldest epoch of the Tertiary Period. It is characterized by the formation of the Rocky Mountains and by the appearance of placental mammals. See Table at geologic time.
n.
The Paleocene Epoch.

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