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Paleogene

The Paleogene Period (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}IPA: /ˈpeɪli.ədʒiːn, -li.oʊ-, ˈpæli-/ PAY-lee-ə-jeen, -⁠lee-oh-, PAL-ee-; also spelled Palaeogene or Palæogene) is a geologic period and…

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Alternate spelling(s)
Palaeogene, Palæogene
Celestial body
Earth
Chronological unit
Period
Lower boundary definition
Iridium enriched layer associated with a major meteorite impact and subsequent K-Pg extinction event.
Lower GSSP ratified
1991
Mean atmospheric CO2 content
c. 500 ppm (1.8 times pre-industrial)

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Flora and fauna

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Paleogene

Nodes228
Edges227
Triples108
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008772
Components1

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Paleogene

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related to Climate · 21
Paleogene → After, Antarctica, At, By, Chicxulub, Climatic, Eocene, Eocene-Oligocene, Interval, Late Cenozoic, Late Cretaceous, Late Cretaceous-Early Paleogene Cool, Latest Danian Event, Ma, Paleocene, Paleocene-Eocene, Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, PETM, The, The Paleogene
related to Pacific Ocean · 19
Paleogene → Antarctic, At, By, East Asian, Farallon, In, Izanagi, Izu-Bonin-Mariana, Kula, Late Cretaceous, Ma, Pacific, Pacific Ocean, Pacific-Farallon, Philippine Sea, The, The Izanagi-Pacific, This, Tonga-Kermadec
related to Palaeogeography · 14
Paleogene → Africa, Alpine-Himalayan, Antarctica, Atlantic Ocean, Australia, Eurasia, Eurasian, India, North America, Pacific, Pangaea, South America, Southern Ocean, The
related to Stratigraphy · 12
Paleogene → Eocene, For, Global Boundary Stratotype Section, GSSP, ICS, International Commission, Oligocene, Paleocene, Point, Stratigraphy, The Paleogene, These
related to Flora and fauna · 7
Paleogene → After, Cretaceous, Mammals, Sciuridaes, Some, Those, Tropical
related to External links · 4
Paleogene → Archived, ForaminiferaPaleogene, Paleogene Microfossils, Wayback Machine
Upper boundary definition · 2
Paleogene → Base of magnetic polarity chronozone C6Cn.2n., Near first appearance of the Planktonic foraminiferan Paragloborotalia kugleri.
see also · 2
Paleogene → Cretaceous, Geological
Alternate spelling(s) · 1
Paleogene → Palaeogene, Palæogene
Celestial body · 1
Paleogene → Earth

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ma eocene plate cretaceous subduction oligocene north late along ocean paleocene began global early pacific south eurasia temperatures boundary extinction

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PaleogeneAlternate spelling(s)Palaeogene, Palæogene1.00infobox
PaleogeneCelestial bodyEarth1.00infobox
PaleogeneChronological unitPeriod1.00infobox
PaleogeneLower boundary definitionIridium enriched layer associated with a major meteorite impact and subsequent K-Pg extinction event.1.00infobox
PaleogeneLower boundary GSSPEl Kef Section, El Kef, Tunisia .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-…1.00infobox
PaleogeneLower GSSP ratified19911.00infobox
PaleogeneMean atmospheric CO2 contentc. 500 ppm (1.8 times pre-industrial)1.00infobox
PaleogeneMean atmospheric O2 contentc. 26 vol % (125% of modern)1.00infobox
PaleogeneMean surface temperaturec. 18 °C (4.5 °C above pre-industrial)1.00infobox
PaleogeneName formalityFormal1.00infobox
PaleogeneRegional usageGlobal (ICS)1.00infobox
PaleogeneStratigraphic unitSystem1.00infobox
PaleogeneTime scale(s) usedICS Time Scale1.00infobox
PaleogeneTime span formalityFormal1.00infobox
PaleogeneUpper boundary definitionBase of magnetic polarity chronozone C6Cn.2n.1.00infobox
PaleogeneUpper boundary definitionNear first appearance of the Planktonic foraminiferan Paragloborotalia kugleri.1.00infobox
PaleogeneUpper boundary GSSPLemme-Carrosio Section, Carrosio, Italy 44°39′32″N 8°50′11″E / 44.6589°N 8.8364°E / 44.6589; 8.83641.00infobox
PaleogeneUpper GSSP ratified19961.00infobox

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