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Palaeocene meaning

Alternative form of Paleocene.

Using Palaeocene

  • The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of Paleocene.
  • In the example corpus, palaeocene often appears in combinations such as: the palaeocene.

Context around Palaeocene

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

beginning 1× eocene 1× epoch 1×

Sentence patterns with Palaeocene

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

cretaceous and palaeocene have been 1× of the palaeocene beginning of 1× of the palaeocene epoch to 1× to the palaeocene eocene thermal 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although fossils dating 1× of particular interest 1× the eocene spans 1×

Common sentence endings:

europe and asia 1× million years ago 1× the oligocene epoch 1× to the rubiaceae 1×

Words around Palaeocene

Just before it in the word index:

palaeobiology 3 palaeoanthropological 2 palaeo 5 palaearctic 2 paladins 27 paladino 12

Just after it in the word index:

palaeochannels 2 palaeography 3 palaeolithic 14 palaeologus 6 palaeomagnetic 3 palaeontologica 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Palaeocene

  • In this selection, "palaeocene" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, beginning, eocene and epoch stand out and add context to how "palaeocene" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cretaceous and palaeocene have been and of the palaeocene beginning of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "palaeocene" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with palaeocene

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Of particular interest are fossils dating back to the Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum 55 million years ago. (17 words)

The Eocene spans the time from the end of the Palaeocene Epoch to the beginning of the Oligocene Epoch. (19 words)

Although fossils dating back to the Cretaceous and Palaeocene have been referred to the family by various authors, none of these fossils has been confirmed as belonging to the Rubiaceae. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

It was at the end of the Palaeocene - beginning of the Eocene, subdivisions of the Palaeogene, that they migrated, thanks to the warmer climate at that time, and spread to what is now Europe and Asia. (36 words)

Although fossils dating back to the Cretaceous and Palaeocene have been referred to the family by various authors, none of these fossils has been confirmed as belonging to the Rubiaceae. (30 words)

The Eocene spans the time from the end of the Palaeocene Epoch to the beginning of the Oligocene Epoch. (19 words)

Example sentences (4)

It was at the end of the Palaeocene - beginning of the Eocene, subdivisions of the Palaeogene, that they migrated, thanks to the warmer climate at that time, and spread to what is now Europe and Asia.

Although fossils dating back to the Cretaceous and Palaeocene have been referred to the family by various authors, none of these fossils has been confirmed as belonging to the Rubiaceae.

Of particular interest are fossils dating back to the Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum 55 million years ago.

The Eocene spans the time from the end of the Palaeocene Epoch to the beginning of the Oligocene Epoch.

Common combinations with palaeocene

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "palaeocene" in a sentence?
An example: "It was at the end of the Palaeocene - beginning of the Eocene, subdivisions of the Palaeogene, that they migrated, thanks to the warmer climate at that time, and spread to what is now Europe and Asia." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "palaeocene" from authentic English texts.
What does "palaeocene" mean?
Palaeocene means: Alternative form of Paleocene.
How many example sentences with "palaeocene" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "palaeocene", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.