Early Eocene Climatic Optimum

The Early Eocene Climatic Optimum (EECO), also referred to as the Early Eocene Thermal Maximum (EETM),[1] was a period of extremely warm greenhouse climatic conditions during the Eocene epoch. The EECO represented the hottest sustained interval of the Cenozoic era and one of the hottest periods in all of Earth's history.[2]

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  2. ^ Woodburne, Michael O.; Gunnell, Gregg F.; Stucky, Richard K. (11 August 2009). "Climate directly influences Eocene mammal faunal dynamics in North America". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 106 (32): 13399–13403. Bibcode:2009PNAS..10613399W. doi:10.1073/pnas.0906802106. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 2726358. PMID 19666605.