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-Paleocene
-Eocene
-Oligocene |
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oceanic life very similar to today's
larger marine life
flowering plants rose to dominance
mammals radiated dramatically in Paleocene and Eocene
primates evolved in paleocene
first horses |
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| primitive doglike mammalian carnivores in Paleocene |
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small horse
4 toes on each front foot, 3 on each hind foot (odd-toe ungulate) |
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animals with hooves
1. Odd-toed: 1st; horses, tapirs, rhinos
2. Even-toed: later; goats, sheep, pigs, cattle, antelopes, bison, camels |
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elephant-like
late eocene time
pig sized
short snout |
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elephant-like
later eocene
possessed RUDIMENTARY trunk and small tusks |
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| huge flightless bird in late Eocene |
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long-legged Eocene duck
fossils found in wyoming and utah |
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largest land mammal of all time
Oligocene- Asia
same family as rhino
18 ft tall |
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largest family of living frogs
Eocene |
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continents were in modern configuration but closer together
early paleocene- warm climate
eocene/oligocene- climate cooled |
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