Look up: Eocene

1. Eocene
   [n] - from 40 million to 58 million years ago
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2. Eocene
   E'o·cene adjective [ Greek ... daybreak, dawn + ... new, recent.] (Geol.) Pertaining to the first in time of the three subdivisions into which the Tertiary formation is divided by geologists, and alluding to the approximation in its life to that of ...
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3. eocene
   <geology> Pertaining to the first in time of the three subdivisions into which the Tertiary formation is divided by geologists, and alluding to the approximation in its life to that of the present era; as, Eocene deposits. ... The Eocene formation. ... Origin: Gr. Daybreak, dawn + new, recent....
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4. Eocene
   Eocene epoch noun from 58 million to 40 million years ago; presence of modern mammals
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5. Eocene
   • (a.) Pertaining to the first in time of the three subdivisions into which the Tertiary formation is divided by geologists, and alluding to the approximation in its life to that of the present era; as, Eocene deposits. • (n.) The Eocene formation.
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6. Eocene
   Eocene 1. The epoch of geologic time, 55 million to 38 million years ago, during which the ancestors of many modern animals appeared. 2. Etymology: from Greek eos, 'dawn' + Greek kainos, 'new'.
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7. Eocene
   An epoch of the lower Tertiary period, spanning the time between 55.5 and 33.7 million years ago. Its name is from the Greek words 'eos' (dawn) and 'ceno' (new).
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8. Eocene
   The `Eocene` (symbol E_O-->) Epoch, lasting from about 56 to 34 million years ago (55.8 ± 0.2 to 33.9 ± 0.1 Ma), is a major division of the geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the Cenozoic Era. The Eocene spans the time from the end of the Palaeoc...
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