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Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum
proper noun
[L469037]
Compounds
Combines
thermal
,
Palaeocene
,
Paleocene
,
Eocene
,
maximum
Forms
singular :
Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum
Senses
rapid (in geological terms) global warming, profound changes in ecosystems, and major perturbations in the carbon cycle which started about 55.0 million years ago