Eocene
second epoch of the Paleogene period
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Eocene
Summary
Eocene is an epoch[1]. Eocene draws 1,091 Wikipedia views per month (epoch category, ranking #5 of 20).[2]
Key Facts
- Eocene's instance of is recorded as epoch[3].
- Eocene's instance of is recorded as series[4].
- dawn is named after Eocene[5].
- Eocene followed Paleocene[6].
- Eocene was followed by Oligocene[7].
- Eocene is part of Paleogene[8].
- Eocene is part of ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[9].
- Eocene's Commons category is recorded as Eocene[10].
- Eocene's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as FEB979[11].
- Eocene comprises Priabonian[12].
- Eocene comprises Bartonian[13].
- Eocene comprises Lutetian[14].
- Eocene comprises Ypresian[15].
- Eocene began on -56000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[16].
- Eocene ended on -33900000-00-00T00:00:00Z[17].
- Eocene's significant event is recorded as Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum[18].
- Eocene's significant event is recorded as Eocene Thermal Maximum 2[19].
- Eocene's significant event is recorded as Eocene–Oligocene extinction event[20].
- Eocene's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Eocene[21].
- Eocene's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[22].
- Eocene's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
- Eocene's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia[24].
- Eocene's named by is recorded as Charles Lyell[25].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include epoch[3] and series[4].
Origins
dawn is named after Eocene[5].
Use and Application
Components include Priabonian[12], a stage[26]; Bartonian[13], a stage[27]; Lutetian[14], a stage[28]; and Ypresian[15], a stage[29]. Part of include Paleogene[8], a period[30] and ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[9].
Why It Matters
Eocene draws 1,091 Wikipedia views per month (epoch category, ranking #5 of 20).[2] Eocene has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Eocene is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]