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Is called the paleocene time period or the paleogene time period?
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the paleocene epoch is in the paleogene time period.
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What time period was the titanoboa alive?
Titanoboa was a huge snake that lived between 60 and 58 million years ago. That was during the Paleocene epoch of the Paleogene period, the first period of the Cenozoic era. Its fossils were found in Columbia, in South America.
What were the key events of the Paleogene period?
I'm doing this for a Geography project and I'm supposed to make a poster on facts about the Paleogene period. I'm just looking for a few key events on this time :) xxx
What time period did sand dollars live in?
The first sand dollars formed during the period Paleocene. After that they diversified during the Eocene period.
What is the name for the modern era which began approximtely 65 million years ago with the mass extinction of the dinosaurs?
The Cretaceous period ended with the extinction of the dinosaurs. The period that followed the mass extinction was called the Paleocene. This was a time of the mammals.
Is the Jurassic period a geologic time that followed the mass extinction of dinosaurs?
No. The Jurassic was in the middle of the dinosaurs' reign on Earth. The time period after the extinction of the dinosaurs is referred to as the Paleogene or the Tertiary.
What time period is the fossil turritella found in?
The fossil turritella, a type of marine snail, has been found in rocks that date back to the Paleogene period. This period spanned from approximately 66 to 23 million years ago.
What is a Paleogene?
The Paleogene was a geologic time period, the first of two periods of the Cenozoic era. It began 65.5 million years ago following the end of the Cretaceous Period, the last period of the Mesozoic Era. It ended 23 million years ago and was followed by the Neogene, the current period. During this time, Earth recovered from the mass exinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs and mammals became the dominant land animals. India collided with mainland Asia, forming the Himalayas, and ice sheets began to form in Antarctica.
How many years in the history are the alligators in this world?
Alligators underwent speciation about 37 million years ago. That's a long time ago! They emerged during the Paleogene Period and have evolved ever since.
The epoch spans the time between 65 million and 56 million years ago?
Paleocene
What is a period of time when a person rules called?
A time a person rules is called a 'Ruling Period' or 'Reign'
What is the time period from fertilization to birth called?
The time period from fertilization to birth is called gestation.
What was the period of time called when King James I was ruling?
It was called the Jacobean period.
