Miocene
adjective
geologyspecializeduk/ˈmaɪ.ə.siːn/us/ˈmaɪ.ə.siːn/from or referring to theperiodoftimebetween about 23 and 5.3 millionyearsago :
中新世的Twotrendsareapparentduring the Miocene Period.中新世时期有两个明显的趋势。
HesuggestedMiocenedepositsmightrevealfossilized"missinglinks" of anaquaticorshorelineexistence.他认为中新世沉积物化石可能是证明某种水生或浅海生物存在的“缺失环节”。
- Eruptionsstartedunder thesea,probablyin the Mioceneperiodsome 20 millionyearsago.
- Several otherscientistshadagreedthat theitemshad come from the Miocenestrata.
- Theearliestfossilrecordfor the Hominoidea is in early MiocenedepositsinEastAfrica.
Geology - general words
- Anthropocene
- aquifer
- auriferous
- biozone
- Cambrian
- carboniferous
- cementation
- Cretaceous
- Holocene
- hoodoo
- interbed
- Jurassic
- karst
- plate tectonics
- pyroclastic
- Quaternary
- sedimentation
- selenologist
- tectonic
- the rock cycle
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Miocene
noun[S]
geologyspecializeduk/ˈmaɪ.ə.siːn/us/ˈmaɪ.ə.siːn/the Miocene
theperiodoftimebetween about 23 and 5.3 millionyearsago:
中新世Thepresentglacialepochbeganduring the Miocene.目前的冰河期始于中新世。
Later in the Miocene, the hominoidfossilrecordbecomessparseinAfrica.中新世晚期，非洲的古人类化石变得稀少。
- Globalclimatesstartedtocoollate in the Miocene.
- They have afossilhistoryin thispartof Mexico thatextendsback to the Miocene.
- ThemiddleMiocene haslongbeenheldas one of thefundamentaltimeintervalsindevelopmentof themodernAntarcticicesheets.
Geology - general words
- Anthropocene
- aquifer
- auriferous
- biozone
- Cambrian
- carboniferous
- cementation
- Cretaceous
- Holocene
- hoodoo
- interbed
- Jurassic
- karst
- plate tectonics
- pyroclastic
- Quaternary
- sedimentation
- selenologist
- tectonic
- the rock cycle
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Prehistory
Specific periods of time