A new international analysis of marine fossils shows that warming of the polar oceans during the Eocene, a greenhouse period that provides a glimpse of Earth's potential future climate, was ...

Nature’s Ancient Oddball Tapirs are often called “living fossils” because they have changed very little since the Eocene Epoch, which was between 56 and 33.9 million years ago.

In the 1800s, miners found beautifully preserved fossils of animals from the Eocene.

A study published in Geophysical Research Letters shows that during the early Eocene—the hottest period in the last 65 million years—the rain belt's seasonal shifts weakened dramatically ...

Researchers report revised estimates of sea surface temperatures (SSTs) during the Eocene epoch, 56-34 million years ago, which suggest that the tropical oceans registered at 30-36 °C ...

Toward the end of the Eocene epoch 35 million years ago, temperatures plummeted and the Earth's primitive inhabitants endured a cold spell that lasted 100,000 years. The length of that ordeal and ...

However, the existence of older Asian monsoons and their response to enhanced greenhouse conditions such as those in the Eocene period (55–34 Myr ago) are unknown because of the paucity of well ...

A rapid warming period that began the Eocene epoch dramatically reshaped North America's animal community but not the continent's plants.

By delving into the mysteries of Earth's climate 50 million years ago, scientists hope to understand how our planet may cope with global warming, providing independent insight into today&#039 ...

The Eocene (symbol EO) Epoch, lasting from about 56 to 34 million years ago (55.8±0.2 to 33.9±0.1 Ma), is a major division of the geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Paleogene Period ...

The most significant period of global warming, known as the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum, took place of 55.8 million years ago. It was followed by a long cool, dry period.

During the ice-free Eocene period 56 to 34 million years ago, Earth was 10 °C warmer than today. “Tropical” animals like crocodiles roamed the polar regions, and Antarctica – now a frigid ...