- Miocene epoch
- nounfrom 25 million to 13 million years ago; appearance of grazing mammals• Syn: ↑Miocene• Instance Hypernyms: ↑epoch• Part Holonyms: ↑Tertiary, ↑Tertiary period
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Miocene epoch
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Miocene Epoch — Major division of the Tertiary Period, from 23. 8 to 5.3 million years ago. The extensive fossil record of terrestrial life during the Miocene provides a fairly complete picture of the development of vertebrates, especially mammals. Miocene… … Universalium
Miocene — [mī′ō sēn΄, mī′əsēn΄] adj. [< Gr meiōn, less (see MINOR) + CENE] [sometimes m ] designating or of the first geologic epoch of the Neogene, characterized by the joining of what are now Africa, Arabia, and Eurasia and the development of manlike… … English World dictionary
Miocene — System Series Stage Age (Ma) Quaternary Pleistocene Gelasian younger Neogene Pliocene … Wikipedia
epoch — /ep euhk/ or, esp. Brit., /ee pok/, n. 1. a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.: The treaty ushered in an epoch of peace and good will. 2. the beginning of a distinctive period in the history of anything: The… … Universalium
Miocene — /muy euh seen /, Geol. adj. 1. noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, occurring from 25 to 10 million years ago, when grazing mammals became widespread. See table under geologic time. n. 2. the Miocene Epoch or Series. [1825 35; … Universalium
Miocene — 1. adjective Of a geologic epoch within the Neogene period from about 23 to 5.3 million years ago; marked by the drift of continents to their present position. 2. noun The Miocene epoch … Wiktionary
Miocene — Mi•o•cene [[t]ˈmaɪ əˌsin[/t]] Geol. 1) gel noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, occurring from 25 million to 10 million years ago, when grazing mammals became widespread 2) gel the Miocene Epoch or Series • Etymology: 1832;… … From formal English to slang
Miocene — ► ADJECTIVE Geology ▪ relating to the fourth epoch of the Tertiary period (23.3 to 5.2 million years ago), a time when the first apes appeared. ORIGIN from Greek mei n less + kainos new … English terms dictionary
Miocene — adjective Etymology: mio (from Greek meiōn less) + cene more at meiosis Date: 1831 of, relating to, or being an epoch of the Tertiary between the Pliocene and the Oligocene or the corresponding series of rocks see geologic time table • Miocene… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Miocene — An epoch of the Tertiary Period of geologic time (approximately 5.2 to 23 million years ago) that immediately follows the Oligocene and precedes the Pliocene Epoch; also the corresponding (time stratigraphic) series of earth materials. HP … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
