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Definition of Oligocene

1. Noun. From 40 million to 25 million years ago; appearance of sabertoothed cats.

Definition of Oligocene

1. a. Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain strata which occupy an intermediate position between the Eocene and Miocene periods.

Definition of Oligocene

1. Adjective. (geology) Of a geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 34 to 23 million years ago; marked by the rapid evolution in a warm climate. ¹

2. Proper noun. (geology) The Oligocene epoch. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Oligocene

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Oligocene

1. Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain strata which occupy an intermediate position between the Eocene and Miocene periods. The Oligocene period. Origin: Oligo- + Gr. New, recent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Oligocene

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1918)
"We have found no evidence of Pliocene or other beds between the Upper oligocene and the Pleistocene. Illustrations of the species here described will appear ..."

2. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1904)
"Wortman, Matthew, and Gidley in the oligocene have brought to light a ... It has become apparent that there were varied races of horses in the oligocene, ..."

3. Geology: Chemical, Physical, and Stratigraphical by Joseph Prestwich (1888)
"Whether the term Upper Eocene, Lower Miocene, or oligocene be used to denote a certain ... In this country, where the oligocene strata have so limited a ..."

4. Geology by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Rollin D. Salisbury (1906)
"On other continents, the oligocene has not been generally differentiated. It is known in northern Africa, a part of the Mediterranean province, ..."

5. Geology by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Rollin D. Salisbury (1906)
"THE LIFE OF THE oligocene. The vegetation.—The mixed evergreen and deciduous ... merged into very similar ones in the oligocene, particularly in Kuro|>e. ..."

6. Biennial report by North Dakota Geological Survey (1908)
"oligocene BEDS. At several localities in the state there are remnants of a ... This belongs to that division of the Cenozoic Era known as the oligocene, ..."

7. Geology, Physical and Historical by Herdman Fitzgerald Cleland (1916)
"A picture of the plains region in oligocene times is that of broad, gentle, ... On the Pacific coast the oligocene was an epoch of elevation and erosion, ..."

8. Geology, Physical and Historical by Herdman Fitzgerald Cleland (1916)
"A picture of the plains region in oligocene times is that of broad, gentle, ... On the Pacific coast the oligocene was an epoch of elevation and erosion, ..."

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