Oligocene

See also: oligocene and Oligocène

English

Etymology

From oligo- +‎ -cene

Adjective

Oligocene (not comparable)

(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.

Translations

of the Oligocene epoch

German: oligozän (de)

Greek: ολιγόκαινος (oligókainos)

Proper noun

Oligocene

(geology) The Oligocene epoch.

Translations

Oligocene epoch

Estonian: oligotseen
Finnish: oligoseenikausi

German: Oligozän (de) n
Greek: Ολιγόκαινο n (Oligókaino)

See also

Appendix:Geologic timescale

Further reading

Oligocene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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