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gptkbp:instanceOf
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geological formation
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gptkbp:boundaryDefinedBy
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first appearance of the foraminiferan Hantkenina
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gptkbp:characterizedBy
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expansion of angiosperms
mammalian diversification
early primate evolution
warm global climate
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gptkbp:climateTrend
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cooling towards the end
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gptkbp:continent
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opening of the North Atlantic Ocean
separation of Australia from Antarctica
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gptkbp:dividedInto
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gptkb:Bartonian
gptkb:Lutetian
gptkb:Priabonian
gptkb:Ypresian
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gptkbp:duration
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about 22.1 million years
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gptkbp:endDate
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33.9 million years ago
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Oligocene_epoch
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Eocene epoch
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gptkbp:marineLife
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early whales (archaeocetes)
diverse fish and mollusks
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gptkbp:namedFor
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gptkb:Charles_Lyell
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gptkbp:nameOrigin
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Greek 'eos' (dawn) and 'kainos' (new)
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gptkbp:notableSite
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gptkb:Fayum_Depression
gptkb:Messel_Pit
gptkb:Green_River_Formation
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Paleogene_period
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Paleocene_epoch
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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gptkb:Azolla_event
gptkb:Grande_Coupure
gptkb:Paleocene–Eocene_Thermal_Maximum
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gptkbp:significantExtinction
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gptkb:Eocene–Oligocene_extinction_event
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gptkbp:startDate
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56 million years ago
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gptkbp:terrestrialLife
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early bats
early elephants (proboscideans)
early horses (e.g., Eohippus)
early rodents
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:lion
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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