HyperDic: oligocene_epoch

English > 1 sense of the expression Oligocene epoch:
NOUNtimeOligocene epoch, Oligocenefrom 40 million to 25 million years ago
English > Oligocene epoch: 1 sense > noun 1, time
MeaningFrom 40 million to 25 million years ago; appearance of sabertoothed cats.
SynonymOligocene
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
Spanisholigoceno
Catalanoligocè

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