HyperDic: miocene_epoch

English > 1 sense of the expression Miocene epoch:
NOUNtimeMiocene epoch, Miocenefrom 25 million to 13 million years ago
English > Miocene epoch: 1 sense > noun 1, time
MeaningFrom 25 million to 13 million years ago; appearance of grazing mammals.
SynonymMiocene
Instance ofepochA unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages
Part ofTertiary, Tertiary periodFrom 63 million to 2 million years ago
Spanishmioceno
Catalanmiocè

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