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Definition of: Eocene

ə·sēn) Geol. adjective
Of, pertaining to, or existing in the Lower Tertiary period of the Cenozoic era, following the Paleocene and succeeded by the Oligocene.
noun The second epoch of the Cenozoic era, associated with a warm climate and the rise of mammals. See chart under GEOLOGY.
[<EO- + Gk. kainos new]

Most often used phrases:

late Eocene
middle Eocene
early Eocene
Eocene bar
Eocene epoch
Eocene text
lower Eocene
Eocene period
Eocene early
Eocene age
upper Eocene
Eocene deposits
Eocene baltic
Eocene oligocene
Eocene ypresian

'Eocene' used in domains:

teocenet.com
eocenefossilfish.com
neocene-tech.com
eoceneonline.com
soleocene.com
geocene.com

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"Eocene" has the frequency of use of 0.0002% on en.wikipedia.org.

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