Eocene
English
editEtymology
editFrom eo- + -cene. From Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + καινός (kainós, “new”) and refers to the "dawn" of modern ('new') fauna that appeared during the epoch. Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1831 for Charles Lyell, who introduced it in 1833 in his book Principles of Geology.[1]
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈiːəsiːn/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
editEocene (comparative more Eocene, superlative most Eocene)
Translations
editof the Eocene epoch
Proper noun
editEocene
- (geology) the Eocene epoch
Translations
editEocene epoch
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Charles Lyell (1833) Principles of Geology, volume III, book IV, page 392
Further reading
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