Miocene

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geologic epoch

The Miocene is a geologic epoch of the Neogene Period characterized by significant global cooling, expansion of grasslands, and diversification of mammals and early apes.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Miocene canonical 17
Miocene epoch 3
Miocene Epoch 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic epoch ⓘ
biosphere decline of some forest-dependent taxa ⓘ
expansion of C4 grasslands in low latitudes ⓘ
spread of open woodland and savanna habitats ⓘ
characterizedBy development of modern-type ecosystems ⓘ
diversification of mammals ⓘ
expansion of grasslands ⓘ
global cooling trend ⓘ
radiation of early apes ⓘ
climate generally cooler than Oligocene ⓘ
increasing aridity in many continental interiors ⓘ
contains Aquitanian ⓘ
Burdigalian ⓘ
Langhian ⓘ
Messinian ⓘ
Serravallian ⓘ
Tortonian ⓘ
definedBy International Commission on Stratigraphy ⓘ
duration about 17.7 million years ⓘ
end approximately 5.333 million years ago ⓘ
fauna diversification of bovids ⓘ
diversification of carnivorans ⓘ
diversification of deer ⓘ
diversification of horses ⓘ
diversification of proboscideans ⓘ
radiation of hominoid apes ⓘ
flora decline of some tropical forest biomes ⓘ
spread of grasses adapted to cooler and drier climates ⓘ
follows Oligocene Epoch ⓘ
surface form: Oligocene
notableEvent Messinian Salinity Crisis (late Miocene) ⓘ
surface form: Messinian Salinity Crisis in the Mediterranean
oceanography cooling of deep ocean waters ⓘ
strengthening of Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
paleoclimate growth and persistence of Antarctic ice sheets ⓘ
onset of more pronounced Northern Hemisphere cooling ⓘ
paleogeography continued narrowing of the Tethys Ocean remnants ⓘ
near-modern configuration of continents ⓘ
partOf Neogene ⓘ
surface form: Neogene Period
precedes Pliocene epoch ⓘ
surface form: Pliocene
seaLevel fluctuating but generally lower than earlier Cenozoic highs ⓘ
start approximately 23.03 million years ago ⓘ
stratotypeRegion Aquitaine Basin ⓘ
surface form: Aquitaine Basin, France
subdivisionOf Cenozoic ⓘ
surface form: Cenozoic Era

Phanerozoic Eon ⓘ
tectonics continued uplift of the Alps ⓘ
continued uplift of the Himalayas ⓘ
intense volcanism and mountain building in the Andes ⓘ
opening and modification of ocean gateways ⓘ
usedIn International Chronostratigraphic Chart ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Neogene → contains → Miocene ⓘ
Waiʻanae Range → geologicalAge → Miocene ⓘ
Calvert Cliffs → geologicalPeriod → Miocene ⓘ
Calvert Cliffs → age → Miocene ⓘ
this entity surface form: Miocene epoch
Calvert Cliffs → fossilEpoch → Miocene ⓘ
Alpine orogeny → mainPhase → Miocene ⓘ
Haystack Rock → geologicalAge → Miocene ⓘ
Walking with Beasts → setInPeriod → Miocene ⓘ
Western Cascades → geologicPeriod → Miocene ⓘ
Black Mesa → geologicalAge → Miocene ⓘ
Morro Rock → age → Miocene ⓘ
this entity surface form: Miocene epoch
Hyaenidae → hasFossilRecordSince → Miocene ⓘ
Homininae → geologicalTimeOfOrigin → Miocene ⓘ
Microbiotheria (fossil eutherians sometimes historically misassigned) → fossilRecordFromPeriod → Miocene ⓘ
subject surface form: Microbiotheria
Mount Elgon → geologicalAge → Miocene ⓘ
Stenomylus → geologicalEpoch → Miocene ⓘ
Pannon Sea Museum → focusesOn → Miocene ⓘ
this entity surface form: Miocene epoch
Oligocene Epoch → followedBy → Miocene ⓘ
this entity surface form: Miocene Epoch
Lemme-Carrosio section, Italy (Miocene GSSP) → geologicalAgeRepresented → Miocene ⓘ
subject surface form: Lemme-Carrosio section
Lemme-Carrosio section, Italy (Miocene GSSP) → timeScaleUnitDefined → Miocene ⓘ
subject surface form: Lemme-Carrosio section
this entity surface form: Miocene Series
Early Miocene → partOf → Miocene ⓘ
Middle Miocene → partOf → Miocene ⓘ
this entity surface form: Miocene Epoch
Late Miocene → partOf → Miocene ⓘ