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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
Epoch
Geologic timespan.strat_unit
Series
Geologic timespan.timespan_formality
Formal
Geologic timespan.lower_boundary_def
Strong negative anomaly in δ13C values at the PETM
Geologic timespan.lower_gssp_location
Dababiya section, Luxor, Egypt
Geologic timespan.lower_gssp_accept_date
2003
Geologic timespan.upper_boundary_def
LAD of Planktonic Foraminifers Hantkenina and Cribrohantkenina

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