Eocene

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:characterizedBy early forms of modern mammals
early primates
early whales (archaeocetes)
expansion of angiosperms
extensive forests
first horses (e.g., Eohippus)
formation of the first grasslands
mammalian diversification
separation of Antarctica from Australia
warm global climates
gptkbp:dividedInto gptkb:Bartonian
gptkb:Lutetian
gptkb:Priabonian
gptkb:Ypresian
gptkbp:endDate about 33.9 million years ago
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Oligocene
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eocene
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Charles_Lyell
gptkbp:nameMeaning dawn of recent (from Greek eos, dawn, and kainos, new)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Paleogene_Period
gptkbp:precededBy Paleocene
gptkbp:startDate about 56 million years ago
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thoroughbred
gptkb:Artiodactyla
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4