Eocene
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English
Etymology
From eo- + -cene. From Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + καινός (kainós, “new”) and refers to the "dawn" of modern ('new') fauna that appeared during the epoch. Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1831 for Charles Lyell, who introduced it in 1833 in his book Principles of Geology.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiːəsiːn/
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Adjective
Eocene (comparative more Eocene, superlative most Eocene)
Translations
of the Eocene epoch
Proper noun
Eocene
- (geology) the Eocene epoch
Translations
Eocene epoch
See also
References
- ^ Charles Lyell (1833) Principles of Geology, volume III, book IV, page 392
