English Explanatory Dictionary

Oligocene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. 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.
name
  1. The Oligocene epoch.

Word forms

Oligocene

Etymology

From German Oligozän (originally spelt Oligocän, coined in 1854). By surface analysis, oligo- + -cene.

Derived words

Eo-Oligocene
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