transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpā-lē-ə-ˌjēn, especially Brit ]
ˈpa- adjective
Etymology: German Paläogen, from palä- pale- + -gen (from Greek -genēs born) — more at -gen
Date: 1882
: of, relating to, or being the earlier part of the Tertiary including the Paleocene, Eocene, and Oligocene or the corresponding series of rocks
• Paleogene noun