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During the Paleogene period, most of the Earth's climate was tropical. The Neogene period saw a drastic cooling, which continued into the Pleistocene epoch of the Quaternary period. As for the changing landscape, the continents drifted apart during the Paleogene period, creating vast stretches of oceans. HOPE THIS HELPS