The term "Eocene" is derived from Ancient Greek ἠώς eos meaning "dawn", and καινός kainos meaning "new" or "recent", as the epoch saw the dawn of recent, or modern, life.
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The Eocene Epoch contained a wide variety of different climate conditions that includes the warmest climate in the Cenozoic Era, and arguably the warmest time interval since … See more

During the Eocene, plants and marine faunas became quite modern. Many modern bird orders first appeared in the Eocene. The Eocene oceans were warm and teeming with See more

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The Eocene is a dynamic epoch that represents global climatic transitions between two climatic extremes, transitioning from … See more

During the Eocene, the continents continued to drift toward their present positions.
At the beginning of the period, Australia and Antarctica remained … See more

During the early-middle Eocene, forests covered most of the Earth including the poles. Tropical forests extended across much of modern Africa, South America, Central America, … See more

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