60 million years before present

• what was the global climate like 60 million years before present?

  much warmer
• How much ice 60 million years before present?

  little/no much
• What was the sea level like 60 million years before present?


  significantly higher

  • thermal expansion and water from ice sheets
  • = eustatic sea level change
• How many metres higher was sea level60 million years before present?

  50 metres
• How much land mass was there 60 million years before present?

  significantly less land mass