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The Eocene ( ) is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (Ma). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era.
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The Eocene is a period in Earth's history that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago, making it the second major time division of the Paleogene Period. This epoch is significant because it represents a key chapter in the Cenozoic Era, the long stretch of geological time that followed the extinction of the dinosaurs.
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- Geologic timespan.name
- Eocene
- Geologic timespan.color
- Eocene
- Geologic timespan.time_start
- 56.00
- Geologic timespan.time_end
- 33.9
- Geologic timespan.image_map
- Mollweide Paleographic Map of Earth, 45 Ma (Lutetian Age).png
- Geologic timespan.caption_map
- A map of Earth 45 million years ago during the Eocene Epoch, Lutetian Age
- Geologic timespan.timeline
- Paleogene
- Geologic timespan.name_formality
- Formal
- Geologic timespan.celestial_body
- earth
- Geologic timespan.usage
- Global (ICS)
- Geologic timespan.timescales_used
- ICS Time Scale
- Geologic timespan.chrono_unit
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