The Paleocene, or Palaeocene, is a geological epoch that lasted from about 66 to 56 million years ago. It is the first epoch of the Paleogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era. From Wikipedia
Published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, the study places the new species as the largest, youngest, most southerly Swaindelphys, inviting research into ancient geographic barriers that shaped early mammal dispersal.