Palæocene

A form of Paleocene — Of or pertaining to the Paleocene epoch.

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Meanings

adjectivePalæocene (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparableArchaic spelling of Paleocene.
proper noun
  1. archaicArchaic spelling of Paleocene.

    We have no palms in the Canadian or Scottish Palæocene, though I believe they are found further south.

    1888, Sir John William Dawson, The Geological History of Plants
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