oligocene
IPA: ˈɑɫʌgoʊsin
Root Word: Oligocene
noun
- (geology) The Oligocene epoch.
adjective
- (geology) Of a geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 34 to 23 million years ago; marked by the rapid evolution in a warm climate.
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Examples of "oligocene" in Sentences
- The genus dates back to the late Oligocene.
- Oligocene fossils are an entirely different matter.
- These are probably not older than the late Oligocene.
- From Oligocene to Miocene the area was covered in a lake.
- Kentriodontids date to the late Oligocene to late Miocene.
- It is usually considered to fall within the Oligocene epoch.
- It became a continental basin, until the end of the Oligocene.
- Craumauchenia is an extinct genus of mammal from the Oligocene.
- The Oligocene is the third and final epoch of the Paleogene period.
- Fossil fruits of this species are known from the Oligocene of England.
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