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The Paleogene Period
The Paleogene Period started 65.5 million years ago, and was in the Cenozoic Era, with many modern groups of mammals and some of the earliest grasses. There were three kinds of fossils. It ended 23 million years ago.
This is a representation of a few animals in the Paleocene Epoch in the Paleogene Period.
This is another example of animals from the Paleocene Epoch.
This is a representation of a few animals in the Paleocene Epoch in the Paleogene Period.
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Fossils In the Paleogene Period:
= 42.5 total years
*There are no rocks in NYS from the Paleogene Period
Trace Fossil
Formed in: Paleocene, Eocene, and Oligocene Epoch
Amber
Formed in: Eocene Epoch and Oligocene Epoch
Exceptional Preservation
Formed in the Eocene Epoch
Trace Fossil
Formed in: Paleocene, Eocene, and Oligocene Epoch
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