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Eocene epochSecond epoch of the Tertiary period of geological time, roughly 56.5-35.5 million years ago. Originally considered the earliest division of the Tertiary, the name means ‘early recent’, referring to the early forms of mammals evolving at the time, following the extinction of the dinosaurs. |
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Shaw said a lot of the fossils that are found in the area are from the Eocene Epoch, which dates from 55 million to 60 million years ago. Global warming kicked off the Eocene epoch about 55 million years ago, but new research shows that this greenhouse phase did little for North America's plants. The younger group hails from the Eocene epoch, 53 million years ago, during which temperatures reached a peak. |
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