The Oligocene (IPA: /ˈɒlɪɡəsiːn, -ɡoʊ-/ OL-ə-gə-seen, -goh-) is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period that extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million...
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(H) K–Pg Tr–J P–Tr Cap Late D O–S The Eocene–Oligocene extinction event, also called the Eocene-Oligocene transition (EOT) or Grande Coupure (French for...
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the Oligocene onward, belonging to several lineages: Wieslochia (Early Oligocene of Frauenweiler, Germany) – suboscine Resoviaornis (Early Oligocene of...
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particularly during the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum. However, the Eocene to Oligocene transition and the Quaternary glaciation dried and cooled Earth. Cenozoic...
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bulbosa (Tasmania, Early Oligocene) †Nothofagus cethanica (Tasmania, Early Oligocene) †Nothofagus cooksoniae (Tasmania, Early Oligocene) †Nothofagus crenulata...
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Rupelian (redirect from Early Oligocene)
geologic timescale, the older of two ages or the lower of two stages of the Oligocene Epoch/Series. It spans the time between 33.9 and 27.82 Ma. It is preceded...
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has. The Miocene is preceded by the Oligocene and is followed by the Pliocene. As Earth went from the Oligocene through the Miocene and into the Pliocene...
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Natural history of New Zealand (redirect from Oligocene drowning)
insects, birds, frogs and the tuatara. In the Duntroonian stage of the Oligocene, the land area of Zealandia was at a minimum. It has been suggested that...
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05 Ma to 15.97 ± 0.05 Ma (million years ago). It was preceded by the Oligocene epoch. As the climate started to get cooler, the landscape started to...
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