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Paleogene definition

Paleo·gene (pā′lē ə jēn′)

adjective

designating or of the first geologic subdivision of the Tertiary Period, subdivided into the Paleocene, Eocene, and Oligocene epochs
Paleogene Idioms

the Paleogene

the Paleogene subdivision of the Tertiary Period or its rocks

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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