- Eocene period
- эоценовый период
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Eocene period
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Eocene — second epoch of the Tertiary Period, coined in English 1831, from EO (Cf. eo ) + Gk. kainos new (see RECENT (Cf. recent)); along with MIOCENE (Cf. Miocene) and PLIOCENE (Cf. Pliocene), by the Rev. William Whewell (1794 1866), English polymath … Etymology dictionary
Eocene — System Series Stage Age (Ma) Neogene Miocene Aquitanian younger Paleogene Oligocene … Wikipedia
Eocene Epoch — Major division of the Tertiary Period, from 54. 8 to 33.7 million years ago. It follows the Paleocene Epoch and precedes the Oligocene Epoch. The name, derived from the Greek eos ( dawn ), refers to the dawn of recent life; during the Eocene, all … Universalium
Eocene — /ee euh seen /, Geol. adj. 1. noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, occurring from 55 to 40 million years ago and characterized by the advent of the modern mammalian orders. See table under geologic time. n. 2. the Eocene Epoch … Universalium
Eocene — 1. adjective of a geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 56 to 34 million years ago 2. noun the Eocene epoch … Wiktionary
Eocene — E•o•cene [[t]ˈi əˌsin[/t]] adj. 1) gel noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, occurring from 55 million to 40 million years ago, characterized by the advent of the modern mammalian orders 2) gel the Eocene Epoch or Series •… … From formal English to slang
Eocene epoch — noun from 58 million to 40 million years ago; presence of modern mammals • Syn: ↑Eocene • Instance Hypernyms: ↑epoch • Part Holonyms: ↑Tertiary, ↑Tertiary period … Useful english dictionary
period — Synonyms and related words: Alexandrine, Archean, Archeozoic, Cambrian, Carboniferous, Cenozoic, Comanchean, Cretaceous, Devonian, Eocene, Glacial, Holocene, Lower Cretaceous, Lower Tertiary, Mesozoic, Miocene, Mississippian, Oligocene, Paleocene … Moby Thesaurus
Eocene — a geological epoch within the Tertiary Period ca. 54 38 million years ago … Dictionary of ichthyology
Eocene — An epoch (from 35.4 to 56.5 million years ago) of the Tertiary Period of geologic time that follows the Paleocene and precedes the Oligocene epoch; also the corresponding (time stratigraphic) “series” of earth materials. SW … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Eocene — [ i:ə(ʊ)si:n] adjective Geology relating to or denoting the second epoch of the Tertiary period (between the Palaeocene and Oligocene epochs, 56.5 to 35.4 million years ago), a time when the first horses, bats, and whales appeared. Origin C19:… … English new terms dictionary
