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Bookmark or Share- Miocene - WikipediaThe Miocene (/ ˈmaɪ.əsiːn, - oʊ -/ MY-ə-seen, -oh-) [6][7] is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about 23.03 to 5.333 million years ago (Ma).
- Primate - Evolution, Social Behavior, Adaptations | BritannicaPrimate - Evolution, Social Behavior, Adaptations: During the Miocene dramatic changes included an increase in grasslands and primates that were ground inhabitants came into being. Fossils include Pliopithecus, Dryopithecus, Sivapithecus, Oreopithecus, and Morotopithecus.
- Evolution: Change: Deep Time - PBSThe Miocene begins with a gradual, short-lived warming, and some tropical forests expand. Drying accompanies this temperature change, and tough scrub plants evolve as a new form of...
- Miocene Epoch | Plants, Animals, & Fossils | BritannicaMiocene Epoch, earliest major worldwide division of the Neogene Period (23 million to 2.6 million years ago) that extended from 23 million to 5.3 million years ago, a time when land-dwelling mammals were essentially modern.
- Late Miocene global cooling and the rise of modern ecosystemsDuring the late Miocene epoch, about seven million years ago, large areas of the continents experienced drying, enhanced seasonality, and a restructuring of terrestrial plant and animal...
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