Definition of Miocene

1. Noun. From 25 million to 13 million years ago; appearance of grazing mammals.

Exact synonyms: Miocene Epoch
Group relationships: Tertiary, Tertiary Period
Generic synonyms: Epoch

Definition of Miocene

1. a. Of or pertaining to the middle division of the Tertiary.

Definition of Miocene

1. Adjective. (geology) Of a geologic epoch within the Neogene period from about 23 to 5.3 million years ago; marked by the drift of continents to their present position. ¹

2. Proper noun. (geology) The Miocene epoch. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Miocene

1. of or pertaining to a certain geologic time period [adj]

Medical Definition of Miocene

1. Of or pertaining to the middle division of the Tertiary. The Miocene period. See Chart of Geology. Origin: Gr. Less + new, fresh, recent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Miocene

minutiae
minutial
minuting
minutiæ
minx
minxes
minxish
minxlike
miny
minyan
minyanim
minyans
minyulite
mio-
miocene
miodidymus
miofloral
miogeoclinal
miogeocline
miogeoclines
miohippus
miolecithal
miombo
miombos
mionectic
miopragia
miopus
mioses
miosis

Literary usage of Miocene

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1899)
"Brackish and Fresh also Recent Miocene and Recent Miocene and Recent ... Later than Miocene, Miocene and Recent Recent Later than Miocene Miocene and Recent ..."

2. Elements of Geology; Or, The Ancient Changes of the Earth and Its by Charles Lyell (1865)
"Miocene PERIOD. Upper Miocene strata of France—Faluns of Touraine—Depth of tea and littoral character of fauna—Tropical climate implied l>y the ..."

3. The Journal of Geology by University of Chicago Department of Geology and Paleontology (1905)
"Much separate and individual work had already been done on the Miocene deposits of Maryland when this survey began. Under the leadership of Dr. Clark, ..."

4. A Manual of Elementary Geology; Or, The Ancient Changes of the Earth and Its by Charles Lyell (1865)
"Miocene PERIOD. Upper Miocene strata of France—Faluns of Touraine—Depth of sea and littoral character of fauna—Tropical climate implied by the ..."

5. Geology by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Rollin D. Salisbury (1906)
"On the Pacific coast, the shore line was shifted westward somewhat beyond its present position before the beginning of the Miocene, but as the jx'riod ..."

6. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1906)
"Miocene, text. Baltimore (Johns Hopkins Press), 1904, (CLV + 543, with map, pi. ... The relations of the Miocene of Maryland to that of other regions and to ..."

7. Geology by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Rollin D. Salisbury (1906)
"THE Miocene PERIOD.1 THE distribution of the Miocene beds (see map, Fig. 442) shows that the geography of the North American continent during the Miocene ..."

8. Geology by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Rollin D. Salisbury (1906)
"THE Miocene PERIOD.1 THE distribution of the Miocene beds (see map, Fig. 442) shows that the geography of the North American continent during the Miocene ..."

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