🔄 Synonyms of "Oligocene"
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| Word | Definition |
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| oligocene epochnoun | from 40 million to 25 million years ago; appearance of sabertoothed cats |
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| Word | Definition |
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| oligocene epochnoun | from 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. |
| palaeocenenoun | Alternative 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. |
| pleiocenenoun | Alternative 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. |
| orleanian | Of, or relating to Orleans, Centre-Val de Loire, France. |
| holocenenoun | (geology) The Holocene epoch. |
| palæocenenoun | Archaic 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.] |
| eogenenoun | Former name of Paleogene. |
| orosiriannoun | (geology) The Orosirian period. |
| postpliocenenoun | (geology) After the Pliocene epoch. |
| ordoviannoun | Alternative 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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