Oligocene Definition

ŏlĭ-gō-sēn, ōlĭ-
adjective
Designating or of the third and last geologic epoch of the Paleogene, characterized by cold climate, the formation of vast grasslands, and the further development of mammals.
Webster's New World
noun
The Oligocene Epoch.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • Oligocene epoch

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Oligocene

  • the Oligocene

Oligocene Sentence Examples

  • This ocean, already diminished in area, retreated after Oligocene times from the Iranian plateau, Turkestan, Asia Minor and the region of the north-west Alps.

  • Fossil remains of members of this family have also been found in Europe in strata of the Oligocene period.

  • From the Oligocene deposits of France and southern England have been obtained numerous remains of opossums referable to the American family Didelphyidae.

  • In this valley were laid down, either in Eocene or Oligocene times, a great series of lake beds and thick accumulations of brown coal.

  • Oligocene Elornis and, allied, Palaelodus.

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