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Paleocene

first epoch of the Paleogene Period
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Summary

Paleocene is an epoch[1]. Paleocene draws 4,718 Wikipedia views per month (epoch category, ranking #8 of 20).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: series[3]
  • Follows: Late Cretaceous[4]
  • Followed by: Eocene[5]
  • Part of: Paleogene[6], ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[7]
  • Commons category: Paleocene[8]
  • SRGB color hex triplet: FEAD6E[9]
  • Has part(s): Danian[10], Selandian[11], Thanetian[12], Vitrollien[13]
  • Start time: -66000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[14]
  • End time: -56000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[15]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Paleocene[16]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17]
  • Different from: Paleogene[18]
  • Named by: Wilhelm Philippe Schimper[19]

Why It Matters

Paleocene has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Paleocene is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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