Paleogene

Summary

Paleogene is a period^[1]. Paleogene draws 6,344 Wikipedia views per month (period category, ranking #9 of 34).^[2]

Key Facts

• Paleogene's instance of is recorded as period^[3].
• Paleogene's instance of is recorded as system^[4].
• Paleogene followed Cretaceous^[5].
• Paleogene was followed by Neogene^[6].
• Paleogene is part of Cenozoic^[7].
• Paleogene is part of ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale^[8].
• Paleogene's Commons category is recorded as Paleogene^[9].
• Paleogene's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as FD9A52^[10].
• Paleogene comprises Paleocene^[11].
• Paleogene comprises Eocene^[12].
• Paleogene comprises Oligocene^[13].
• Paleogene began on -66000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[14].
• Paleogene ended on -23030000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[15].
• Paleogene's significant event is recorded as Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction^[16].
• Paleogene's significant event is recorded as Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum^[17].
• Paleogene's significant event is recorded as Eocene Thermal Maximum 2^[18].
• Paleogene's IPA transcription is recorded as /ˈpeɪli.ədʒiːn/^[19].
• Paleogene's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Paleogene^[20].
• Paleogene's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[21].
• Paleogene's described by source is recorded as Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia^[22].
• Paleogene's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9^[23].
• Paleogene's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[24].
• Paleogene's replaces is recorded as Tertiary^[25].
• Paleogene's different from is recorded as Paleocene^[26].
• Paleogene's named by is recorded as Moriz Hoernes^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include period^[3] and system^[4].

Use and Application

Components include Paleocene^[11], an epoch^[28]; Eocene^[12], an epoch^[29]; and Oligocene^[13], an epoch^[30]. Part of include Cenozoic^[7], an era^[31] and ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale^[8].

Influence

Things named for Paleogene include Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction^[32], an extinction event^[33].

Why It Matters

Paleogene draws 6,344 Wikipedia views per month (period category, ranking #9 of 34).^[2] Paleogene has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Paleogene is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Paleogene include Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction^[32], an extinction event^[33].