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Meaning of "oligocene"
oligocene (adjective): Relating to a geological epoch that occurred from about 34 to 23 million years ago, known for its significant changes in climate and evolution
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- 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.
- The Oligocene epoch.
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It is the time called the oligocene.
From the Oligocene there is some conglomerate.
The fault is partly covered by Oligocene sediments.
An Oligocene fault marks the western edge of the caldera.
It was found in oligocene deposits.
Convergence continued until the end of Oligocene.
They were active during the Oligocene but are inactive now.
The second period was the end of Oligocene.
This middle unit contains early Oligocene pollen and spore assemblages.
The first true tapirs appeared in the Oligocene.
First appearing in the Oligocene these foraminifera are found in all modern oceans.
It was formed during the early Oligocene epoch.
The great diversity of known Oligocene diprotodonts suggests the order began to diverge well beforehand.
It is usually considered to fall within the Oligocene epoch.
It was preceded by the Oligocene and followed by the Pliocene.
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The leptictids became extinct during the Oligocene.
Tomistomines disappeared from Europe during the Oligocene but returned by the end of the epoch.
Marine basins finally retreated entirely in the Oligocene.
It dates to the Oligocene period.
Storks were distinct and possibly widespread by the Oligocene.
In the Oligocene they are found in these three regions plus Africa.
The caves are formed in Oligocene limestone.
The environmental conditions remained unchanged during the Oligocene.
Kentriodontids date to the late Oligocene to late Miocene.
This newly discovered species of passerine bird lived in the early Oligocene.
It is also the fifth specimen of Oligocene bird fossil found in Poland.
These are probably not older than the late Oligocene.
The Miocene is preceded by the Oligocene and is followed by the Pliocene.
Miohippus was a horse of the Oligocene.
Tapinoma minutissimum is an extinct Oligocene species of ant in the genus Tapinoma.
Uplift and erosion affected the region into the Oligocene.
Uplift started in the Oligocene and lasted till the Pleistocene.
It preserves fossils dating back to the Oligocene period.
They originated in the early Oligocene epoch and disappeared in the Pliocene.
This definition was later adjusted to also include the Oligocene series.
It includes two species distributed in Oligocene and Miocene deposits of western Siberia.
The mountain is composed of andesite lava flows and breccias of Oligocene age.
Shuichungliu Formation form the Oligocene contains argillaceous slate and graywacke.
Basic geological and stratigraphic characteristics of some lake basins in oligocene in Serbia.
Genera from the Oligocene and Miocene had teeth in their upper jaws.
It is not a stone but fossilized resin of coniferous trees of the Oligocene epoch.
Scattered patches of Oligocene deposits can be found there and in the Western Eifel.
Such preferences may have developed shortly after they appeared in the Oligocene.
Most of this occurred during the Oligocene and Miocene epochs.
The first true cats also appeared towards the end of the Oligocene.
The fossils date from the late Oligocene to early Miocene.
Geographical change has been important in shaping climate patterns of Eurasia since the Oligocene.
Fossils of this marine species were found in Oligocene strata in Southwest France.
Alluvial systems begin to install themselves up along the front range of the Oligocene.
Fossils range in age from the Late Oligocene to the Pliocene in age.
