Miocene

See also: miocene, miocène, and Miocène

English

Alternative forms
  • Meiocene

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μείων (meíōn, “less”) + καινός (kainós, “new”). Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1831 for Charles Lyell, who introduced it in 1833 in his book Principles of Geology.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɪəsiːn/
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Adjective

Miocene (comparative more Miocene, superlative most Miocene)

  1. (geology) Of a geologic epoch within the Neogene period from about 23 to 5.3 million years ago; marked by the drift of continents to their present position.

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Proper noun

Miocene

  1. (geology) The Miocene epoch.

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See also
  • Appendix:Geologic timescale

References
  1. Charles Lyell (1833) Principles of Geology, volume III, book IV, page 392

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