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IPA transcription: ['maɪə,sin]

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Noun

  • from 25 million to 13 million years ago; appearance of grazing mammals

Usage examples

  • The final uplift and arching of the plateau was completed in the Miocene.
  • The family became relatively diverse during the Miocene, with many new species appearing.
  • The family became relatively diverse during the Miocene, with many new species appearing.
  • Shells of "E. gardnerae" are found in Miocene-aged marine strata of Maryland and Virginia.
  • The mountains were formed in the Miocene and the Pliocene during the Alpine orogeny.
  • The nominated age for the carrying strata was late Miocene to lower Pliocene.
  • It was formed during the Miocene epoch.
  • He used Greek names: Eocene, Miocene, Older Pliocene and Newer Pliocene.
  • Fossils belonging to the genus date back to the late Miocene of Africa.
  • "Crax" curassows probably originated as a distinct lineage during the Late Miocene.