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- Miocene - Wikipedia
The Miocene ( ˈmaɪ əsiːn, - oʊ - MY-ə-seen, -oh-) [6][7] is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about 23 03 to 5 333 million years ago (Ma)
- Miocene Epoch | Plants, Animals, Fossils | Britannica
Miocene Epoch, earliest major worldwide division of the Neogene Period (23 million to 2 6 million years ago) that extended from 23 million to 5 3 million years ago, a time when land-dwelling mammals were essentially modern
- The Miocene Epoch - University of California Museum of Paleontology
The Miocene Epoch, 23 03 to 5 3 million years ago,* was a time of warmer global climates than those in the preceeding Oligocene or the following Pliocene and it's notable in that two major ecosystems made their first appearances: kelp forests and grasslands
- Miocene Epoch - Geology Page
The Miocene is the first geological epoch of the Neogene period and extends from about 23 03 to 5 332 million years ago (Ma) The Miocene was named by Sir Charles Lyell Its name comes from the Greek words μείων (meiōn, “less”) and καινός (kainos, “new”) and means “less recent” because it has 18% fewer modern sea invertebrates than the Pliocene
- Evolution: Change: Deep Time - PBS
The Miocene begins with a gradual, short-lived warming, and some tropical forests expand Drying accompanies this temperature change, and tough scrub plants evolve as a new form of vegetation
- Miocene - New World Encyclopedia
The Miocene epoch is a major division of the geologic timescale and the first epoch of the Neogene period of the Cenozoic era (or the fourth epoch of the Tertiary sub-era) The Miocene follows the Oligocene epoch and is followed by the Pliocene epoch The Miocene extends from about 23 03 to 5 332 million years before the present
- Miocene - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
The Miocene is a geologic time period lasting over 17 million years, characterized by the transition from a greenhouse to an icehouse world It was marked by global cooling, tectonic activities, stabilization of Antarctic ice sheets, development of Northern Hemisphere ice sheets, intensification of monsoon systems, and expansion of grasslands
- Miocene - Origin, Period, Age, Animals, Plants and Climate - Vedantu
In the Miocene Era, specific animals and plants thrived to grow in the land We will learn about the era, its vegetation, and animal life in detail in our prevailing section Miocene Age Miocene time, which is also known as the Miocene Epoch marks the earliest major worldwide division of the Neogene period which is about 23 to 2 6 million
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