paleocene

• Paläozän ist die älteste Epoche des Paläogens, die vor etwa 66 bis 56 Millionen Jahren stattfand und durch die Entwicklung der ersten Säugetiere und Vögel nach dem Aussterben der Dinosaurier geprägt war.

A proper noun referring to a geological epoch that lasted from about 66 to 56 million years ago, characterized by the appearance of birds and the earliest mammals.

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   The earliest epoch of the Paleogene Period, spanning from about 66 to 56 million years ago, following the extinction of the dinosaurs and marked by the appearance of birds and the earliest mammals.

   Paläozän

   • The Paleocene epoch saw the rapid diversification of mammals after the dinosaurs vanished.
   • Fossils from the Paleocene provide key insights into early bird evolution.
   • During the Paleocene, the Earth's climate was generally warm and tropical.