Paleocene

n. 古新世纪

发音

UK /ˌpeɪ.liː.əʊˈsiːn/

别名

Palaeocene Palæocene

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or pertaining to the Paleocene epoch.

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name
  1. 1.

    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.

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词源

From French Paléocène. Coined by French botanist Wilhelm Philippe Schimper in 1874. By surface analysis, paleo- + -cene.

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