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gptkbp:instanceOf
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geological formation
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gptkbp:climate
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generally warm, cooling toward end
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:Eocene_epoch
gptkb:Oligocene_epoch
gptkb:Paleocene_epoch
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gptkbp:continent
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continents continued to drift toward present positions
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gptkbp:duration
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about 43 million years
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gptkbp:endDate
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23.03 million years ago
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gptkbp:fauna
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early primates appeared
early whales evolved
large flightless birds existed
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gptkbp:flora
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angiosperms diversified
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Cretaceous_period
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Paleogene period
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gptkbp:marineLife
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modern fish families appeared
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gptkbp:namedFor
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gptkb:Charles_Lyell
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gptkbp:nameOrigin
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from Greek 'palaios' (old) and 'genesis' (birth)
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gptkbp:notableFor
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mammalian diversification
recovery after Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event
cooling climate
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Cenozoic_era
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Neogene_period
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gptkbp:recognizedBy
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gptkb:International_Commission_on_Stratigraphy
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gptkbp:startDate
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66 million years ago
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gptkbp:stratigraphicUnitOf
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gptkb:International_Chronostratigraphic_Chart
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Late_Cretaceous_period
gptkb:Passeriformes
gptkb:Eocene_epoch
gptkb:Oligocene_epoch
gptkb:Pilosa
gptkb:Cretaceous–Paleogene_extinction_event
gptkb:Cretaceous_period
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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