Paleogene

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chronostratigraphic unit geologic period

The Paleogene is a geologic period that marks the beginning of the Cenozoic Era, characterized by the diversification of mammals and birds following the mass extinction that ended the age of dinosaurs.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Paleogene canonical	20
Paleogene Period	13
Eocene	6
Paleogene System	3
Paleogene period	3
Eocene Epoch	2
Paleocene	2
Oligocene Epoch	1
Palaeogene	1
Paleocene Epoch	1
Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum	1
PaleogenePeriod	1

Statements (37)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chronostratigraphic unit ⓘ geologic period ⓘ
abbreviation	Pg ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Paleogene ⓘ surface form: Paleogene Period
beginsAfter	Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary ⓘ surface form: Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event
characterizedBy	cooling trend toward the Oligocene ⓘ development of modern plant groups ⓘ diversification of birds ⓘ diversification of mammals ⓘ recovery of ecosystems after mass extinction ⓘ warm global climates in early Paleogene ⓘ
contains	Eocene–Oligocene climate transition ⓘ Paleogene self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum
duration	about 43 million years ⓘ
end	23.03 million years ago ⓘ
era	Cenozoic ⓘ
follows	Cretaceous ⓘ
geologicTimeScaleRank	period ⓘ
majorBirdGroups	modern bird lineages ⓘ
majorFlora	angiosperms ⓘ grasses (late Paleogene expansion) ⓘ
majorMammalGroups	carnivorans ⓘ early cetaceans ⓘ primates ⓘ ungulates ⓘ
marineLife	evolution of early whales ⓘ radiation of modern fish groups ⓘ
partOf	Cenozoic ⓘ surface form: Cenozoic Era
positionInEra	first period of the Cenozoic ⓘ
precedes	Neogene ⓘ
start	66 million years ago ⓘ
subdividedInto	Paleogene self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Eocene Oligocene ⓘ Paleogene self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Paleocene
tectonicEvents	continued breakup of Gondwana ⓘ uplift of the Alps and Himalayas (ongoing) ⓘ
usedIn	International Commission on Stratigraphy time scale ⓘ

Referenced by (54)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cretaceous → followedBy → Paleogene ⓘ

Cretaceous → succeededBy → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Paleogene Period

Artiodactyla → hasFossilRecordFrom → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eocene

Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary → marksTransitionBetween → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Paleogene Period

Paleogene → subdividedInto → Paleogene self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Paleocene

Paleogene → subdividedInto → Paleogene self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eocene

Paleogene → contains → Paleogene self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum

Paleogene → alsoKnownAs → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Paleogene Period

Phanerozoic Eon → contains → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Paleogene Period

Cenozoic → subdividedInto → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Paleogene Period

Cenozoic → contains → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Paleocene Epoch

Cenozoic → contains → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eocene Epoch

Cenozoic → contains → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oligocene Epoch

Ethiopian Traps volcanism → hasAge → Paleogene ⓘ

Himalayan orogeny → startTime → Paleogene ⓘ

Tylopoda → firstAppearance → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eocene

International Chronostratigraphic Chart → includes → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Paleogene Period

Eocene–Oligocene climate transition → partOf → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Paleogene Period

Eocene–Oligocene climate transition → separates → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eocene Epoch

Aquitaine Basin → containsStratigraphy → Paleogene ⓘ

Neogene → follows → Paleogene ⓘ

Andean orogeny → continuedDuring → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Paleogene period

Paris Basin → containsRockUnitsFrom → Paleogene ⓘ

London Basin → geologicalPeriod → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Paleocene

Coast Plutonic Complex → majorIntrusionAge → Paleogene ⓘ

Cenozoic glaciations → startTime → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Paleogene Period

Cenozoic glaciations → occursDuring → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Paleogene Period

Alpine orogeny → startTime → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Paleogene Period

Cordilleran orogeny → continuedInto → Paleogene ⓘ

Laramide orogeny → geologicalPeriod → Paleogene ⓘ

Walking with Beasts → setInPeriod → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eocene

Vøring Plateau → formedDuring → Paleogene ⓘ

Western Cascades → geologicPeriod → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eocene

Kula Plate → activeDuring → Paleogene ⓘ

Badlands National Park → geologicalPeriodRepresented → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eocene

North Sea rift system → reactivatedDuring → Paleogene ⓘ

Lagomorpha → firstAppearance → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Paleogene period

Protoceratidae → temporalRange → Paleogene ⓘ

Giant's Causeway → geologicalPeriod → Paleogene ⓘ

Tertiary period → replacedBy → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Paleogene period

Oligocene Epoch → partOf → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Paleogene Period

Ailsa Craig → geologicalAge → Paleogene ⓘ

Paleogene climatic optimums → partOf → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Paleogene Period

Bryce Amphitheater → geologicalAge → Paleogene ⓘ

Nandewar Range → geologicalAge → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Palaeogene

Caniformia → evolutionaryOrigin → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: PaleogenePeriod

London Clay Formation → partOf → Paleogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Paleogene System

Thames Group → geologicalAge → Paleogene ⓘ

Reading Formation → geologicAge → Paleogene ⓘ

Lambeth Group → geologicalAge → Paleogene ⓘ