Eocene

Details

Instance of

epoch, stratigraphic series

Start time

56000000 BCE

End time

33900000 BCE

Part of

Paleogene, ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale

Has parts

Priabonian, Bartonian, Lutetian, Ypresian

Follows

Paleocene

Followed by

Oligocene

described by source

Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Small Soviet Encyclopedia

named after

dawn

named by

Charles Lyell

significant event

Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum, Eocene Thermal Maximum 2, Eocene–Oligocene extinction event

sRGB color hex triplet

FEB979

topic's main category

Category:Eocene

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