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Definition of Oligocenes

Oligocene
Oligocene Ol"i*go*cene, a. [Oligo- + Gr. ? new, recent.] (Geol.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain strata which occupy an intermediate position between the Eocene and Miocene periods. -- n. The Oligocene period. See the Chart of Geology.

Meaning of Oligocenes from wikipedia

- The Oligocene (IPA: /ˈɒlɪɡəsiːn, -ɡoʊ-/ OL-ə-gə-seen, -⁠goh-) is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period that extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million...
- (1910). "Remarques sur les faunules de Mammifères des couches eocenes et oligocenes du B****in de Paris". Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France. 4 (9):...
- geologic timescale, the older of two ages or the lower of two stages of the Oligocene Epoch/Series. It spans the time between 33.9 and 27.3 Ma. It is preceded...
- geologic timescale, the younger of two ages or upper of two stages of the Oligocene Epoch/Series. It spans the time between 27.3 and 23.04 Ma. The Chattian...
- period of the Phanerozoic and is divided into the Paleocene, Eocene, and Oligocene epochs. The earlier term Tertiary Period was used to define the time now...
- 05 Ma to 15.97 ± 0.05 Ma (million years ago). It was preceded by the Oligocene epoch. As the climate started to get cooler, the landscape started to...
- was marked by the Eocene–Oligocene extinction event, the European face of which is known as the Grande Coupure. The Oligocene Epoch spans from 33.9 million...
- insects, birds, frogs and the tuatara. In the Duntroonian stage of the Oligocene, the land area of Zealandia was at a minimum. It has been suggested that...
- Cainotherium is an extinct genus of rabbit-sized prehistoric even-toed ungulates. These herbivores lived in Europe from the Eocene until the early Miocene...
- bulbosa (Tasmania, Early Oligocene) †Notho****us cethanica (Tasmania, Early Oligocene) †Notho****us cooksoniae (Tasmania, Early Oligocene) †Notho****us crenulata...