Eocene
adjective
noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, occurring from 55 to 40 million years ago and characterized by the advent of the modern mammalian orders.
post-Eocene
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a word derived from
Eocene.
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The earth movements which produced the mountain chains of western Greece have folded the Eocene beds and must therefore be of post-Eocene date.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
