Associations to the word «Oligocene»
Noun
- Epoch
- Fossil
- Cretaceous
- Uplift
- Sediment
- Mammal
- Antarctica
- Subfamily
- Genus
- Fauna
- Deposit
- Extinction
- Lineage
- Formation
- Basin
- Boundary
- Lower
- Ancestor
- Ma
- Early
- America
- Drake
- Specimen
- Plateau
- Climate
- Species
- Oregon
- Ocean
- Europe
- Sheet
- Period
- Ice
- Africa
- North
- Stratum
- Triassic
- Carbonate
- Milne
- France
- Limestone
- Sandstone
- Evidence
- South
- Record
- Isotope
- Shale
- Fish
- Rift
- Bird
- Taxon
- Coyote
- Known
- Clade
- Tasmania
- Karst
- Wight
- Basalt
- Fragmentary
Adjective
Wiktionary
OLIGOCENE, 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.
OLIGOCENE, proper noun. (geology) The Oligocene epoch.
Dictionary definition
OLIGOCENE, noun. From 40 million to 25 million years ago; appearance of sabertoothed cats.
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