Plesiadapids were abundant in the late Paleocene, and their fossils are often used to establish the ages of fossil faunas.
The perissodactyls arose in the late Paleocene, less than 10 million years after the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event.
Phenacodus is an extinct genus of mammals from the late Paleocene through middle Eocene, about 55 million years ago.
Lithornis celetius is a member of the Lithornithidae family, which was alive during the late Paleocene.
The strata from which specimens have been found date back to the late Paleocene and early Eocene epochs.
It indicates that the lineages leading to the two callichthyid subfamilies occurred at least by the late Paleocene.
The aquifer developed millions of years ago during the late Paleocene to early Miocene periods, when Florida was underwater.
Ernanodon antelios is an extinct placental mammal from the late Paleocene of China.
Carnivorans evolved from miacoids about 55 million years ago (Mya) during the late Paleocene.
They lived in the late Paleocene and early Eocene epochs of the Cainozoic.
