Nye, Tristan (2012) A comprehensive introduction to the paleocene epoch and events. The English Press, Delhi, India. ISBN 9788132345862
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Abstract
The Paleocene or Palacocene, the "early recent", is a geological epoch that lasted from about 65.5 to 56 million years ago (65.5 ± 0.3 to 55.8 0.2 Ma). It is the first epoch of the Palacogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era As with most other older geological periods, the strata that define the epoch's beginning and end are well identified but the exact date of the end is uncertain. The Paleocene Epoch immediately followed the mass extinction event at the end of the Cresaceous, known as the K-T boundary (Cretaceous-Tertiary), which marks the demise of the dinosaurs (except their descendants, modern birds) and many other fauna and flora. The die-off of the dinosaurs left unfilled ecological niches worldwide and the name "Paleocene" comes from Greek and refers to the "old (er)" clasic, palaios) - "new" (xvoç, kainos) fauna that arose during the epoch, before modern mammalian orders emerged in the Eocene.
| Item Type: | Book |
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QE Geology |
| Divisions: | Electronic Books |
| Depositing User: | Esam @ Hisham Muhammad |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Feb 2023 06:47 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Feb 2023 06:47 |
| URI: | http://odlsystem2.utm.my/id/eprint/3974 |
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