Palaeocene
adjective
geologyUKspecialized(USPaleocene)uk/ˈpæl.i.ə.siːn/us/ˈpeɪ.li.oʊ.siːn/from or referring to theperiodoftimebetween about 66 and 56 millionyearsago:
古新世的HeidentifiedandmappedmarinePalaeocenesedimentsin the Castertonregion.他发现并绘制了卡斯特顿地区的海洋古新世沉积物的分布图。
Thecrocodilewill bepartof a new Palaeocene Eradisplay.这条鳄鱼将成为新的古新世时期展览的一部分。
- The Palaeocene Epoch wasprecededby theCretaceousPeriod.
- Themuseumhousesareconstructionof a Palaeocenemammalthatlivedaround 65 millionyearsago.
- Thesingerlooksstraightfrom the Palaeoceneagewith hisblueneckandreptilianlegs.
Geology - general words
- Anthropocene
- aquifer
- auriferous
- biozone
- Cambrian
- carboniferous
- cementation
- Cretaceous
- Holocene
- hoodoo
- interbed
- Jurassic
- karst
- plate tectonics
- pyroclastic
- Quaternary
- sedimentation
- selenologist
- tectonic
- the rock cycle
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Palaeocene
noun[S]
geologyspecializeduk/ˈpæl.i.ə.siːn/us/ˈpeɪ.li.oʊ.siːn/the Palaeocene
the Palaeoceneperiod(= theperiodoftimebetween about 66 and 56 millionyearsago):
古新世Thefossilscome from the Palaeocene.这些化石来自于古新世。
There were twovolcaniceventsin the Palaeocene.古新世时期发生过两次火山活动。
- At the end of theCretaceousandbeginningof the Palaeocene theclimateof theEarthunderwentaprofoundchange.
- During the Palaeocene manymodernplantspeciesappeared, such ascactiandpalmtrees.
- The artiodactyl was ahoofedmammalthatlivedsome sixty millionyearsago during the Palaeocene.
Geology - general words
- Anthropocene
- aquifer
- auriferous
- biozone
- Cambrian
- carboniferous
- cementation
- Cretaceous
- Holocene
- hoodoo
- interbed
- Jurassic
- karst
- plate tectonics
- pyroclastic
- Quaternary
- sedimentation
- selenologist
- tectonic
- the rock cycle
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Prehistory
Specific periods of time