Palaeocene
/ (ˈpælɪəʊˌsiːn) /
adjective
of, denoting, or formed in the first epoch of the Tertiary period, which lasted for 10 million years
noun
the Palaeocene
the Palaeocene epoch or rock series
Word Origin for Palaeocene
C19: from French from
paléo-
palaeo- + Greek
kainos new, recent