HyperDic: eocene_epoch

English > 1 sense of the expression Eocene epoch:
NOUNtimeEocene epoch, Eocenefrom 58 million to 40 million years ago
English > Eocene epoch: 1 sense > noun 1, time
MeaningFrom 58 million to 40 million years ago; presence of modern mammals.
SynonymEocene
Instance ofepochA unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages
Part ofTertiary, Tertiary periodFrom 63 million to 2 million years ago
Spanisheoceno
Catalaneocè

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