Miocene - Wikipedia
WEBThe Miocene (/ ˈ m aɪ. ə s iː n,-oʊ-/ MY-ə-seen, -oh-) is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma).
Miocene - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBThe Miocene is the last and final epoch of the first Neogene period and the fourth of the Cainozoic. It started about 23 million years ago and ended about 5.33 million years ago. The rock beds that mark the start and end are well known, but the exact dates of the start and end of the period are uncertain. The Miocene was named by Charles Lyell.
Middle Miocene - Wikipedia
WEBThe Middle Miocene is a sub-epoch of the Miocene epoch made up of two stages: the Langhian and Serravallian stages. The Middle Miocene is preceded by the Early Miocene . The sub-epoch lasted from 15.97 ± 0.05 Ma ( million years ago) to 11.608 ± 0.005 Ma.
Miocene Epoch | Plants, Animals, & Fossils | Britannica
WEBMiocene 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.
Late Miocene - Wikipedia
WEBThe Late Miocene (also known as Upper Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the Miocene Epoch made up of two stages. The Tortonian and Messinian stages comprise the Late Miocene sub-epoch, which lasted from 11.63 Ma (million years ago) to 5.333 Ma.
The Miocene Epoch - University of California Museum of …
WEBThe 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 - New World Encyclopedia
WEBThe 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.
Miocene - Wikiwand
WEBThe Miocene ( / ˈmaɪ.əsiːn, - oʊ -/ MY-ə-seen, - oh-) is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about 23.03 to 5.333 million years ago (Ma).
Early Miocene - Wikipedia
WEBThe Early Miocene (also known as Lower Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the Miocene Epoch made up of two stages: the Aquitanian and Burdigalian stages. [2] [3] The sub-epoch lasted from 23.03 ± 0.05 Ma to 15.97 ± 0.05 Ma (million years ago). It was preceded by the Oligocene epoch.
Miocene - Wikiwand
WEBThe Miocene is the last and final epoch of the first Neogene period and the fourth of the Cainozoic. It started about 23 million years ago and ended about 5.33 million years ago. The rock beds that mark the start and end are well known, but the exact dates of the start and end of the period are uncertain. The Miocene was named by Charles Lyell.
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