Topic summary
Late Paleocene
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Thanetian.
The Thanetian is, in the ICSGeologic timescale, the latest age or uppermost stratigraphic stage of the PaleoceneEpoch or Series. It spans the time between 59.24 and56 Ma. The Thanetian is preceded by the Selandian Age and followed by the Ypresian Age (part of the Eocene). The Thanetian is sometimes referred to as the Late Paleocene.