rockminx-10-4-2

Abstract/Description: Eocene. In 1833, Charles Lyell derived the name Eocene from the Greek words Eos (meaning "dawn") and Kainos (meaning "recent"). At the time, the Paleocene had not yet been named, so the Eocene became the "dawn of the recent" (Cenozoic Era). Lyell chose this term because only about 3.5% of fossil mollusks from sediments of this age were recent species.
Subject(s): Wyoming, United States
environmental sciences
Title: Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda.
Type of Resource: still image
Genre: natural object
Physical Form: image/jpeg
Abstract/Description: Eocene. In 1833, Charles Lyell derived the name Eocene from the Greek words Eos (meaning "dawn") and Kainos (meaning "recent"). At the time, the Paleocene had not yet been named, so the Eocene became the "dawn of the recent" (Cenozoic Era). Lyell chose this term because only about 3.5% of fossil mollusks from sediments of this age were recent species.
Identifier(s): rockminx-10-4-2 (IID)
Subject(s): Wyoming, United States
environmental sciences
Held by: The University of Toledo
Location: Digital Initiatives, University of Toledo Libraries
Rights Statement: NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Related Title: UT Department of Environmental Sciences.
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