Paläogen

== German == === Etymology === A scientific term, most likely coined in the 19th century. Ultimately from Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “old, ancient”) and Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs, “born in a certain place or condition”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /palɛoˈɡeːn/ Hyphenation: Pa‧läo‧gen === Proper noun === Paläogen n (proper noun, strong, genitive Paläogens) the Paleogene (a geologic period; from about 65 to 23 million years ago) Synonym: Alttertiär ==== Declension ==== ==== Meronyms ==== Oligozän, Eozän, Paläozän ==== Holonyms ==== Känozoikum ==== Coordinate terms ==== Quartär, Neogen === See also === Kreide === Further reading === “Paläogen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Paläogen” in Duden online