miocene
IPA: mˈaɪʌsin
Root Word: Miocene
noun
- (geology) The Miocene epoch.
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.
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Examples of "miocene" in Sentences
- ‘Homo sapiens’ pliocene or miocene, or yet more ancient?
- The upper miocene evaporite basins in the Mediterranean region: A study in paleo-oceanography.
- Even just two years ago, Alley would have said something was still wrong in miocene, but today it looks better.
- So, two years ago, miocene anomalies looked important, now not so clear, it looks like CO2 and temperature do track.
- Just on a single small island, with an isolated lake, is where the miocene newt survived - albeit at the price of its evolution coming to a halt.
- Be that as it may, the learned professor's article concluded, this evolutionary resurrection of a miocene newt cannot fail to fill us all with as much reverence as astonishment at the Genius of Evolution on our planet which is clearly still far from ending its creative task.
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