EOCENE
\ˈiːəsˌiːn], \ˈiːəsˌiːn], \ˈiː__ə_s_ˌiː_n]\
Definitions of EOCENE
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- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
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Pertaining to the first in time of the three subdivisions into which the Tertiary formation is divided by geologists, and alluding to the approximation in its life to that of the present era; as, deposits.
By Noah Webster.
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In geol. a term applied by Lyell to one of the three periods of the tertiary strata, each of which is characterized by containing a very different proportion of fossil shells of recent species. The earliest period, or eocene, is so called because the very small proportion of living species found fossil in the strata of this period indicates what may be considered the first commencement or dawn of life. The eocene beds are arranged in three groups, termed the lower, middle, and upper eocene. The lower eocene beds are well developed in the London basin; the middle and upper in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
By Daniel Lyons
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A term applied to the earlier tertiary deposits, in which the first traces appear of organic remains of existing species of animals.
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A rock belonging to this period.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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