Look up: Miocene


  1. Miocene
    [n] - from 13 million to 25 million years ago
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=Miocene

  2. Miocene
    A geological era lasting from approximately 25 to 5 million years ago.
    Found op http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/Townsend/Glossary/GlossaryM.html

  3. Miocene
    Mi'o·cene (mī'o*sēn) adjective [ Greek mei`wn less + kaino`s new, fresh, recent.] (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the middle division of the Tertiary. -- noun The Miocene period. See Ch...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/71

  4. miocene
    <geology> 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) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?miocene

  5. Miocene
    Miocene epoch noun from 25 million to 13 million years ago; appearance of grazing mammals
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Miocene

  6. Miocene
    Miocene 1. The epoch of geologic time, 24 million to 5 million years ago, during which the modern ocean currents were established and Antarctica became frozen. 2. Etymology: from the mid-19th century. Greek meiōn, 'less' plus kainos, 'recent'.
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1315/2

  7. Miocene
    The Miocene (symbol MI) is a geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about {mya|23.03|5.332} (Ma). The Miocene was named by Sir Charles Lyell. Its name comes from the Greek words μείων (meiōn, “less”) and καινός (kainos, “new”) and means "less recent" because it ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miocene



  1. Miocene
    A epoch of the upper Tertiary period, spanning the time between 23.8 and 5.3 million years ago. It is named after the Greek words 'meion' (less) and 'ceno' (new).
    Found op http://geology.er.usgs.gov/paleo/glossary.shtml

  2. Miocene
    Miocene (derived from the Greek meion, less, and kainos, recent), in geology, is the name given by Sir Charles Lyell to a subdivision of the tertiary strata relating to a period of about 25,000,000 years ago. The terms Miocene and Pliocene are comparative, the first meaning less recent and the other...
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/HM.HTM

  3. Miocene
    Fourth epoch of the Tertiary period of geological time, 23.5–5.2 million years ago. At this time grasslands spread over the interior of continents, and hoofed mammals rapidly evolved
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0007752.html

  4. Miocene
    the geological epoch from 26 to 7 million years ago. See time table.
    Found op http://www.seafriends.org.nz/books/glossary.htm

  5. Miocene
    An epoch in Earth's history from about 24 to 5 million years ago. Also refers to the rocks that formed in that epoch.
    Found op http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/education/glossary.html

  6. Miocene
    [band] Miocene , also typeset as {MIOCENE}, were a progressive/experimental metal band from London, UK. == Early Days == Forming in 1998 in but consolidating their line-up in 2000, Miocene came to the attention of manager and promoter Keith Eccles of Keith`s Back Yard, and after a series of ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miocene_(band)

  7. miocene
    1) Epoch 2) Geological epoch when mastodons appeared 3) Miocene 4) Miocene epoch
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/miocene/1

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