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... Eocene rocks in North America and Europe ( the Eocene Epoch began 54,000,000 years ago and lasted 16,000,000 years ) . Diatryma grew to a height of about 24 metres ( 7 feet ) . Its small wings were of little use for flight , but the ...
... Eocene rocks in North America and Europe ( the Eocene Epoch began 54,000,000 years ago and lasted 16,000,000 years ) . Diatryma grew to a height of about 24 metres ( 7 feet ) . Its small wings were of little use for flight , but the ...
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... Eocene ( 38,000,000 - year - old ) granite ; and in the centre are the Caledonian granite moun- tains of Ballynahinch ( Slieve Croob , 1,755 ft ) . The land falls westward to the Newry Basin and the River Bann and eastward to the Ards ...
... Eocene ( 38,000,000 - year - old ) granite ; and in the centre are the Caledonian granite moun- tains of Ballynahinch ( Slieve Croob , 1,755 ft ) . The land falls westward to the Newry Basin and the River Bann and eastward to the Ards ...
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... Eocene is derived from the Greek 513 EOKA ēōs ( " dawn " ) and refers to the dawn of recent life ; during the Eocene , all the major divisions , or orders , of modern mammals appeared . Eocene rocks have a worldwide distribution . In ...
... Eocene is derived from the Greek 513 EOKA ēōs ( " dawn " ) and refers to the dawn of recent life ; during the Eocene , all the major divisions , or orders , of modern mammals appeared . Eocene rocks have a worldwide distribution . In ...
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