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oligocene epochnounfrom 40 million to 25 million years ago; appearance of sabertoothed cats

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oligocene epochnounfrom 40 million to 25 million years ago; appearance of sabertoothed cats
miocenenoun(geology) The Miocene epoch.
eocenenoun(geology) The Eocene epoch.
paleogenenoun(geology) Of a geologic period within the Cenozoic era; comprises the Paleocene, Eocene and Oligocene epochs from about 65 to 23 million years ago.
paleocenenoun(geology) A geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 65 to 56 million years ago; marked by the rise of the first large mammals in a tropical climate.
paleogenic(geology) of, or relating to the Paleogene period
pliocenenoun(geology) The Pliocene epoch.
palaeocenenounAlternative form of Paleocene. [(geology) A geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 65 to 56 million years ago; marked by the rise of the first large mammals in a tropical climate.]
pleistocenenoun(geology) The Pleistocene epoch.
pleiocenenounAlternative form of Pliocene. [(geology) Of a geologic epoch within the Neogene period from about 5.3 to 1.7 million years ago; marked by the appearance of humanity's first ancestors.]
neogenenoun(geology) Of a geologic period within the Cenozoic era; comprises the Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene and Holocene epochs from about 26 million years ago to the present.
ordoviciannoun(geology) The Ordovician period.
orleanianOf, or relating to Orleans, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
holocenenoun(geology) The Holocene epoch.
palæocenenounArchaic spelling of Paleocene. [(geology) A geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 65 to 56 million years ago; marked by the rise of the first large mammals in a tropical climate.]
eogenenounFormer name of Paleogene.
orosiriannoun(geology) The Orosirian period.
postpliocenenoun(geology) After the Pliocene epoch.
ordoviannounAlternative form of Ordovician. [(geology) Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and upper epochs from about 488 to 443 million years ago.]
neocenenoun(geology) Synonym of Neogene.

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