Paleocene (66.0 Ma)
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- Color CMYK
- 0/35/55/0
- Color RGB
- R: 253 G: 167 B: 95
- Rank
- chronostratigraphic Epoch
- Validity
- Unit is in Use
- Status
- valid formal name
- Scs Note
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GSSP = Zumaia (España)
Nomenclature
- Deutsch
- Paleozän
- Français
- Paléocène
- Italiano
- Paleocene
- English
- Paleocene (66.0 Ma)
- Origin of the Name
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palaeos = ancient , eos = dawn, kaïno = recent (i.e. Palaeo-Eocene, see Pulvertaft 1999)
- Historical Variants
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--- (Schimper 1874), Paléocène (Denizot et al. 1957), Paleocän, Paleocaen
Hierarchy and sequence
- Subordinate units
- Units at roof
Age
- Age at top
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- Thanetian
- Age at base
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- Danian
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Thanetian (59.2 Ma)
- Name Origin
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Named after the Isle of Thanet (Kent, UK).
- Rank
- chronostratigraphic Stage
- Status
- valid formal name
- In short
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Last stage of the Paleocene.
- Age
- late Paleocene
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Selandian (61.6 Ma)
- Name Origin
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Named after the Zealand island (Denmark).
- Rank
- chronostratigraphic Stage
- Status
- valid formal name
- Age
- middle Paleocene
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Danian (66.0 Ma)
- Name Origin
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Named after the Latin name for Denmark.
- Rank
- chronostratigraphic Stage
- Status
- valid formal name
- In short
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First stage of the Paleocene (and hence of the Cenozoic as well).
- Age
- early Paleocene