Paleocene

Connected Sites: 8

The Paleocene is a geologic epoch that lasted from about 66 to 56 million years ago. The Paleocene Epoch immediately followed the mass extinction event at the end of the Cretaceous, known as the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) boundary, which marks the demise of non-avian dinosaurs, the giant marine reptiles and much other fauna and flora. The die-off of the dinosaurs left unfilled ecological niches worldwide. (wiki)

Connected Sites

  • Giant's Causeway
    Giant's Causeway
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.63
    314
    11
    The Causeway Coast Has An Unparalleled Display Of Geological Formations Representing Volcanic Activity During The Early Tertiary Period Some 50-60 Million Years Ago. (Ab Ev)
  • Meteora
    Meteora
    Greece
    Inscribed: 1988
    4.19
    307
    10
    Chemical Analysis And Geological Evidence Suggests That The Pinnacles Were Created Some 60 Million Years Ago In The Tertiary Period, Emerging From The Cone Of A River And Further Transformed By Earthquakes (Ab Ev)
  • St. Kilda
    St. Kilda
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.50
    30
    4
    Created As Part Of The British Tertiary Volcanic Province During The Volcanic Activity Of The Palaeocene And Early Eocene (C63-52ma) Which Accompanied The Early Stages Of The Opening Of The N Atlantic.
    See Www.Kilda.Org.Uk
  • Vallée de Mai
    Vallée de Mai
    Seychelles
    Inscribed: 1983
    2.82
    79
    4
    At About 90ma Madagascar Parted From India And Seychelles. The Isolation Of The Seychelles Was Completed At About 65ma When India And Seychelles Drifted Apart
  • Atlantic Forest South-East
    Atlantic Forest South-East
    Brazil
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.02
    51
    5
    Most Of The Elevations Of Serra Do Mar Were Formed About 60 Million Years Ago. (Wiki)
  • Rainforests of the Atsinanana
    Rainforests of the Atsinanana
    Madagascar
    Inscribed: 2007
    3.49
    50
    3
    Having Completed Its Separation From All Other Land Masses More Than 60 Million Years Ago, Madagascar's Plant And Animal Life Evolved In Isolation. (Wiki)
  • Stevns Klint
    Stevns Klint
    Denmark
    Inscribed: 2014
    2.42
    179
    7
    Records The Exact Boundary Between 2 Periods (Cretacious-Paleocene)
  • Paraty and Ilha Grande
    Brazil
    Inscribed: 2019
    3.21
    94
    5