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How many millions of years ago did the eocene epoch start?
The Miocene was from about 26 million to 5 million years ago. It is part of the Tertiary Period and the Cenozoic Era. The word Miocene comes from the Greek for "less than present." It is the age of the first hominids.
When was the lower Eocene period?
The Eocene Epoch, lasted from 56 to 33.9 million years ago. There is no such thing as the "lower Eocene period"!
Do humans evolved in the Eocene period?
No. The dinosaurs rose in the Mesozoic era. The end of the Mesozoic era was also the end of the dinosaurs. The era following is the Cenozoic, which we are still in today.
How many epochs in the Tertiary period?
The Tertiary Period (including the Pliocene, Miocene, Oligocene, Eocene, and Paleocene Epochs) lasted from about 65 million years ago to 1.8 million years ago. It is part of the Cenozoic Era, along with the Quarternary Period.
What era did the first Cats appear on the Earth?
Not sure what era but fossils of cats were found that dated back to the Eocene period. Cats came around in the 19th century.
The Cretaceous period was a part of what era?
It was part of the Mesozoic Era.
Shakespeare was in what era?
He lived in the Elizabethan Era. It was part of the Tudor Period.
What was the dominant animal of the Eocene Epoch?
The Eocene Epoch was the second epoch of the Tertiary Period. During this time, mammals were the dominant form of animal life.
The cambrain period was part of this era?
paleozoic
The Cretaceous period was a part of this era.?
mesozoic
The Jurassic period was part of this era?
Mesozoic
Is the Quaternary Period considered part of the Cenozoic era?
Yes. The Quaternary Period is part of the late Cenozoic.
