The word "Paleocene" was first used by French paleobotanist and geologist Wilhelm Philipp Schimper in 1874 while … Meer weergeven

The Paleocene Epoch is the 10 million year time interval directly after the K–Pg extinction event, which ended the Cretaceous Period and the Mesozoic Era, and initiated the Cenozoic Era and the Paleogene Period. … Meer weergeven

During the Paleocene, the continents continued to drift toward their present positions. In the Northern Hemisphere, the former components of Laurasia (North America and Eurasia) were, at times, conn… Meer weergeven

The Paleocene climate was, much like in the Cretaceous, tropical or subtropical, and the poles were temperate, with an average global temperature of roughly 24–25 °C (75–77 °F). For comparison, the average glob… Meer weergeven

The warm, wet climate supported tropical and subtropical forests worldwide, mainly populated by conifers and broad-leafed trees. In Patagonia, the landscape supported tropical rainforests, cloud rainforests… Meer weergeven

In the K–Pg extinction event, every land animal over 25 kg (55 lb) was wiped out, leaving open several niches at the beginning of the epoch.
Mammals had first appeared in the Late Tria… Meer weergeven