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 04 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
Miocene - New World Encyclopedia Named by Sir Charles Lyell, "Miocene" comes from the Greek words μείων (meioon, less) and καινός (kainos, new) and means "less recent " It is "less recent" than the Pliocene and had 18 percent less modern sea invertebrates than the Pleiocene
The Miocene Epoch - University of California Museum of . . . 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
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 - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics When considered on geologic timescales, Miocene paleogeography was quite similar to modern with the continental landmasses close to their modern positions However, the Miocene was a dynamic period resulting in mountain building, ocean gateway alteration and ice sheet consolidation
Miocene - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The 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
Miocene | Perissodactyl - American Museum of Natural History The Miocene was a long-lasting epoch in which the earth's climate rebounded from the cooling of the Oligocene and there was a marked increase in both global temperatures and the total number of mammal species Though warmer than the Oligocene, the polar ice caps remained in place
Miocene Miocene derives from two Greek words: "meion" which means less and "kainos" meaning recent Many of the marine species that we know today came directly from the Miocene period and during this period there were extensive changes that were noted