Usually means: Epoch following dinosaurs, early mammals.
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  1. Paleocene, Paleocene: Merriam-Webster
  2. Paleocene, the Paleocene: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. Paleocene: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  8. Paleocene: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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  1. Paleocene: USGS Paleontology Glossary of Terms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Paleocene)

▸ adjective:  (geology) Of or pertaining to the Paleocene epoch.
▸ noun:  (geology) A geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 65 to 56 million years ago; marked by the rise of the first large mammals in a tropical climate.

Similar:
paleocene epoch, Palaeocene, Palæocene, Paleogene, Paleogenic, Eocene, paleoecological, Palaeogenic, Paleolithic, palæontological, more...

Opposite:
eocene, miocene, oligocene

Types:
Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, Pliocene, more...

Phrases:
late paleocene, early paleocene, paleocene epoch, paleocene follower, more...

Adjectives:
late, early, cretaceous, upper, middle, lower, post, maastrichtian, uppermost, danian, pre
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Similar:
paleocene epoch, Palaeocene, Palæocene, Paleogene, Paleogenic, Eocene, paleoecological, Palaeogenic, Paleolithic, palæontological, more...

Opposite:
eocene, miocene, oligocene

Types:
Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, Pliocene, more...

Phrases:
late paleocene, early paleocene, paleocene epoch, paleocene follower, more...

Adjectives:
late, early, cretaceous, upper, middle, lower, post, maastrichtian, uppermost, danian, pre



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