Paleogene Period

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:characterizedBy mammalian diversification
recovery from Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event
cooling climate
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Eocene_Epoch
gptkb:Paleocene_Epoch
gptkb:Oligocene_Epoch
gptkbp:duration about 43 million years
gptkbp:endDate 23.03 million years ago
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Cretaceous_Period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Paleogene Period
gptkbp:location gptkb:Earth
gptkbp:marineLife diversification of fish and marine mammals
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Charles_Lyell
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Cenozoic_Era
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Neogene_Period
gptkbp:significantEvent formation of modern continents
evolution of early primates
spread of flowering plants
gptkbp:startDate 66 million years ago
gptkbp:yearNamed 19th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eocene
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5