The epithet applied to the lowest division of the Tertiary strata, and to the geological period which they represent.
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > [noun] > tertiary or Cainozoic > specific (9) Eocene1831 The epithet applied to the lowest division of the Tertiary strata, and to the geological period which they represent. Pliocene1835 The Pliocene epoch; the series of rocks dating from this time. Usually with the. Miocene1842 The Miocene epoch; the series of rocks dating from this time, containing fossil evidence of numerous mammals and the first hominids. post-Pliocene1852 The post-Pliocene period; the series of deposits dating from this time. Now rare. Oligocene1856 With the. The third epoch of the Tertiary period or sub-era, which occurred between about 35 million and 23 million years ago, following the… Palaeocene1877 Chiefly with the. The earliest epoch of the Cenozoic era and of the Tertiary period or sub-era, between about 65 million and 56 million years… Palaeogene1882 Chiefly with the. The earlier of the two parts into which the Tertiary period or sub-era is often divided, comprising the Palaeocene, Eocene, and… Lutetian1895 Geology. Of, pertaining to, or designating the stage of the Eocene in western Europe which was followed by the Ypresian. Also absol., the Lutetian… Tortonian1931 Of, pertaining to, or designating a stage of the upper (or middle) Miocene in Europe. Also absol., the Tortonian age. |
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