Epoch Eo

Eocene

56.0000 – 33.9000 Ma

The Eocene is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (Ma). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era.

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Eocene
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Fossil genera 1
Parent interval
Paleogene Period
Sub-intervals 4
Ypresian
56.0000 – 48.0700
Lutetian
48.0700 – 41.0300
Bartonian
41.0300 – 37.7100
Priabonian
37.7100 – 33.9000