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Palaeogene

British  
/ ˈpælɪəˌdʒiːn /

adjective

  1. of or formed in the Palaeocene, Eocene, and Oligocene epochs

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noun

  1. the Palaeogene period or system

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Such rocks contain traces that geoscientists use to mark the change from the Cretaceous period to the Palaeogene period in Earth’s history.

From Scientific American • Nov. 2, 2023

In some books, too, you will find the tertiary and quaternary taken out and replaced by periods of different lengths called the Palaeogene and Neogene.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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