Meaning Of The Word Eocene

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Eocene in American English
designating or of the second geologic epoch of the Paleogene, characterized by a warm climate and the development of mammals
adjective: 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
noun: the Eocene Epoch or Series

Eocene in British English
adjective: of, denoting, or formed in the second epoch of the Tertiary period, which lasted for 20 000 000 years, during which hooved mammals appeared
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