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First epoch of the Neogene Period
The Miocene (/ˈmaɪ.əsiːn, -oʊ-/ MY-ə-seen, -oh-) is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about 23.04 to 5.333 million years
Miocene
Sub-epoch of the Miocene Epoch
The Late Miocene (also known as Upper Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the Miocene epoch made up of two stages: the Tortonian and Messinian. It lasted from
Late_Miocene
Climate interval
The Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum (MMCO), sometimes referred to as the Middle Miocene Thermal Maximum (MMTM), or Miocene Climatic Optimum (MCO) was
Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum
Middle_Miocene_Climatic_Optimum
Sub-epoch of the Miocene Epoch
The Early Miocene (also known as Lower Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the Miocene Epoch made up of two stages: the Aquitanian and Burdigalian stages. The
Early_Miocene
Third epoch of the Paleogene Period
The Oligocene is preceded by the Eocene Epoch and is followed by the Miocene Epoch. The Oligocene is the third and final epoch of the Paleogene Period
Oligocene
Family of mammals belonging to even-toed ungulates
earliest known bovid had evolved by 20 million years ago, in the early Miocene. The bovids show great variation in size and colouration of their fur.
Bovidae
Sub-epoch of the Miocene Epoch
The Middle Miocene is a sub-epoch of the Miocene epoch made up of two stages: the Langhian and Serravallian stages. The Middle Miocene is preceded by
Middle_Miocene
Prehistoric shallow inland sea in Eurasia
Ocean) during the Oligocene and the early and middle Miocene times, but at the onset of the late Miocene epoch, the tectonically trapped sea turned into a
Paratethys
Second geologic period in the Cenozoic Era
the Phanerozoic. The Neogene is sub-divided into two epochs, the earlier Miocene and the later Pliocene. Some geologists assert that the Neogene cannot
Neogene
2000 novel by Sean McMullen
The Miocene Arrow is a post-apocalyptic novel by Australian writer Sean McMullen. It is the middle book of the Greatwinter trilogy. In isolated pockets
The_Miocene_Arrow
Mass extinction event
The Middle Miocene Climatic Transition (MMCT) was a relatively steady period of climatic cooling that occurred around the middle of the Miocene, roughly
Middle_Miocene_disruption
Biological family of water birds
indet. (Late Miocene of Argentina) Anserinae Cygnavus (Early Miocene of Germany) Cygnopterus (Middle Oligocene of Belgium – Early Miocene of France) –
Anatidae
Perching birds of the order Passeriformes
et spp. indet. (Middle Miocene of France and Germany) – basal? Passeriformes gen. et spp. indet. (Sajóvölgyi Middle Miocene of Mátraszőlős, Hungary)
Passerine
Genus of diving seabirds
loxostylus (Early Miocene of EC USA) – includes M. atlanticus Morus olsoni (Middle Miocene of Romania) Morus lompocanus (Lompoc Late Miocene of Lompoc, USA)
Gannet
Genus of mountain-dwelling mammal
Pleistocene) †Ochotona guizhongensis (Tibet, late Miocene) †Ochotona lagreli (China: Inner Mongolia, late Miocene to late Pliocene) †Ochotona magna (China, early
Pika
Subfamily of mammals (Lutrinae)
Asia, Late Miocene to Early Pliocene Genus †Sivaonyx – Asia and Africa, Late Miocene to Early Pliocene Genus †Teruelictis – Spain, Late Miocene Genus †Torolutra
Otter
Extinct giant shark species
lived approximately 23 to 3.58 million years ago (Mya), from the Early Miocene to the Early Pliocene epochs. This prehistoric fish was once thought to
Megalodon
Genus of mammals
deperdita - Late Miocene Europe Gazella dorcadoides - Middle Miocene Asia Gazella pilgrimi - Late Miocene Europe Gazella gaudryi - Middle Miocene Eurasia Gazella
Gazelle
Family of rodents
Oligocene to Miocene Carbomys Mein & Adrover, 1982 - Miocene Graphiurops Bachmayer & Wilson, 1980 - Miocene Miodyromys Kretzoi, 1943 - Early Miocene Praearmantomys
Dormouse
environment. Alquézar-Blesa et al. (2026) study the feeding behaviors of Miocene Gomphotherium and Prodeinotherium from Artesilla and Tarazona (Spain),
2026_in_paleomammalogy
Extinct genus of mammals
member of the extinct elephantid genus Mammuthus. They lived from the late Miocene epoch (from around 6.2 million years ago) into the Holocene until about
Mammoth
Family of birds
G. egeriana, was found in early Miocene deposits in Dolnice in the Czech Republic. During the remainder of the Miocene, Gavia managed to disperse into
Loon
Extinct family of carnivores
late Eocene (35 Ma), and further spread to Asia and Africa by the early Miocene (23 Ma). Amphicyonids were among the first lineages of carnivorans to reach
Amphicyonidae
Species of fish
grahami Weems, 1985 - Middle Miocene (Langhian/Serravallian) of Virginia, USA †Ranzania ogaii Uyeno & Sakamoto, 1994 - Middle Miocene (Langhian) of Saitama,
Slender_sunfish
The Miocene Ditch is one of three historic ditches along the west side of the Nome River, on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. It and the other two, the Seward
Miocene_Ditch
Extinct genus of mammals
an extinct genus of large, long-legged suid artiodactyl mammal from the Miocene of Eurasia and Africa. The genera Libycochoerus and Megalochoerus were
Kubanochoerus
Third and current era of the Phanerozoic Eon
to 2.58 million years ago. It features two epochs: the Miocene, and the Pliocene. The Miocene Epoch spans from 23.03 to 5.333 million years ago and is
Cenozoic
Family of carnivoran mammals
Late Miocene of Asia, Late Miocene of Africa and Europe) †Hyaenotherium (Late Miocene to Early Pliocene of Eurasia) †Miohyaenotherium (Late Miocene of Europe)
Hyena
Family of birds
Palaeoaramides (Late Oligocene/Early Miocene – Late Miocene of France) Genus Rhenanorallus (Late Oligocene/Early Miocene of Mainz Basin, Germany) Genus Paraortygometra
Rail_(bird)
Extinct genus of carnivores
(known colloquially as "bear-dogs"), subfamily Amphicyoninae, from the Miocene epoch. Members of this family received their vernacular name for possessing
Amphicyon
Mountain range in Hungary
Mountains and the Carpathians. Formations formed before the volcanism in the Miocene, are located primarily on the steep northern side of the Mátra. The reason
Mátra
Second epoch of the Neogene Period
epoch of the Neogene Period in the Cenozoic Era. The Pliocene follows the Miocene Epoch and is followed by the Pleistocene Epoch. Prior to the 2009 revision
Pliocene
Extinct genus of bears
found in Miocene through Pleistocene-aged strata of Eurasia and Africa. The earliest species, A. inexpetans, evolved during the Late Miocene, around 7
Agriotherium
Miocene, also typeset as {MIOCENE}, was an English rock band from London. Forming in 1998, but consolidating their line-up in 2000, Miocene came to the
Miocene_(band)
Family of extinct mammals
the Oligocene to the Pleistocene, reached its greatest diversity in the Miocene, and is known from Asia, Europe, Africa and North America. Asia appears
Chalicotheriidae
Drying-up of the Mediterranean Sea 5.96–5.33 million years ago
desiccation (drying-up) throughout the latter part of the Messinian age of the Miocene epoch, from 5.96 to 5.33 Ma (million years ago). It ended with the Zanclean
Messinian_salinity_crisis
Extinct genus of mammals
genus of large, elephant-like proboscideans that lived from the Middle Miocene until the end of the Early Pleistocene. Although its appearance is reminiscent
Deinotherium
Extinct genus of sperm whale from the Miocene epoch
known from the Pisco Formation of Peru during the Tortonian stage of the Miocene epoch, about 8.9–9.9 million years ago (mya); however, finds of isolated
Livyatan
Family of hoofed mammals
"La faune des mammifères des sables Miocènes du synclinal d'Esvres (Val de Loire)" [The mammalian fauna of the Miocene sands of the syncline Esvres (Loire
Deer
Extinct genus of carnivorans
genus of otters known from Africa and South Asia that lived from the late Miocene to the early Pleistocene. It contains nine confirmed species, two debated
Enhydriodon
Extinct subfamily of sabertooth cats
known machairodont genus is the middle Miocene Miomachairodus from Africa and Turkey. Until the late Miocene, machairodontines co-existed at several
Machairodontinae
Extinct species of whale shark
that lived in Miocene epoch, in the late Burdigalian age. Carlos Martínez-Pérez, Jose Luis Herraiz (2022). First fossil record (Middle Miocene) of the viper
Rhincodon_ferriolensis
Family of fishes
Sakamoto, 1994 from the Middle Miocene of Japan; and an as yet unnamed species from the Upper Miocene of Algeria. An Early Miocene-aged fossil molid beak (potentially
Molidae
Geological formation in British Columbia
The Raspberry Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Miocene age in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. The Raspberry Formation takes its name from Raspberry
Raspberry_Formation
Extinct genus of carnivores
Eurasia during the Miocene epoch. Fossils of A. eximia are known from across Eurasia during the Vallesian-Turolian age of the Late Miocene (around 9.6-4.9
Adcrocuta
Family of extinct elephant-like mammals
Early Miocene (at least 17.3 million years ago) to the Late Pleistocene. It contains two genera, the earlier Stegolophodon, known from the Miocene of Asia
Stegodontidae
Extinct genus of sabertooth cat
inhabited Eurasia, North America, and possibly Africa during the Late Miocene to Early Pliocene epoch. It was probably descended from Machairodus, and
Amphimachairodus
Extinct genus of large herbivorous proboscidean mammals
distantly related to modern-day elephants. Fossils are known from middle Miocene strata from parts of Asia and the Caucasus. The first specimens of Platybelodon
Platybelodon
Birds of prey in the genus Falco
the oldest fossils tentatively assigned to this genus were from the Late Miocene, less than 10 million years ago. This coincides with a period in which
Falcon
Extinct genus of elephant-like mammals
Miocene G. libycum (Fourtau, 1918) Egypt, Early Miocene G. inopinatum (Borissiak and Belyaeva, 1928) China, late Early Miocene-Early middle Miocene G
Gomphotherium
Subfamily of Eurasian insectivores
†Asthenoscapter Miocene, Europe Genus †Archaeodesmana Miocene-Pliocene, Europe Genus †Desmanella Miocene, Europe Genus †Gaillardia Miocene, North America
Desman
Geologic formation in Florida
is an Early Miocene geologic formation in Florida, United States. It is part of the Hawthorn Group. Period: Neogene Epoch: Early Miocene Faunal stage:
Arcadia_Formation
Extinct order of mammals
herrerae (early Miocene, Colhuehuapian SALMA) Acyon myctoderos (late middle Miocene, Laventan SALMA) Acyon tricuspidatus (late early Miocene, Santacrucian
Sparassodonta
from the Bien Dong Formation. The middle sequence have a composition of Miocene sediments of the Dua Formation, Thong-Man Cau Formations and the Nam Con
Nam_Con_Son_Basin
Cepphus (Late Miocene – Recent) Cerorhinca (Late Miocene – Recent) Uria (Late Miocene – Recent) Aethia (Late Miocene – Recent) Alca (Late Miocene/Early Pliocene –
List_of_fossil_bird_genera
Prehistoric ocean between Gondwana and Laurasia
formed during the Late Triassic and lasted in some form up to the Oligocene–Miocene boundary (about 24–21 million years ago) when it completely closed. A portion
Tethys_Ocean
Genus of plants
Miocene epoch. The fossil species Catalpa hispaniolae known from Dominican amber indicates the presence of the genus in the Caribbean by the Miocene.
Catalpa
Vampalus Zygiocetus (Miocene to Pliocene) Amphicetus Diorocetus Plesiocetopsis Uranocetus (Miocene to Recent) Miocaperea (Miocene) Cophocetus Parietobalaena
List_of_extinct_cetaceans
Family of aquatic birds
Chelkar-Teniz, Kazakhstan) Nectornis (Late Oligocene/Early Miocene of Central Europe – Middle Miocene of Bes-Konak, Turkey) – includes Oligocorax miocaenus
Cormorant
Genus of sharks
the Eocene †G. clarkensis and †G. eaglesomei, Oligocene-late Miocene †G. aduncus, Miocene †G. mayumbensis, and Pliocene †G. capellinii) much lower than
Galeocerdo
Fossil species of flowering plant
Euryale spinosa is a fossil species of Euryale from the Miocene of Ardnamurchan, Scotland, United Kingdom. The circular to elliptical pollen grains with
Euryale_spinosa
Genus of deer
to have begun appearing 15–35 million years ago, with remains found in Miocene deposits in France, Germany and Poland. Most are listed as least-concern
Muntjac
Family of mammals
larger than living rhinoceroses, with the genus Menoceras from the Early Miocene of North America having an estimated body mass of 313 kilograms (690 lb)
Rhinoceros
Family of mammals
the Late Miocene. With their large upper canine saber teeth, they were adapted to prey on large-bodied megaherbivores. During the Late Miocene and early
Felidae
Prostrepsiceros was a genus of bovid from the Miocene epoch. P. rotundicornis is known from fossils from Greece and Turkey. P. houtumschindleri occurs
Prostrepsiceros
Extinct family of feliform carnivorans
saber-toothed cats, that lived in North America, Eurasia and Africa during the Miocene epoch (22.8—7 million years ago) and existed for about 15.8 million years
Barbourofelinae
Geological formation in Kenya
Leakey has also carried out extensive paleontological research at Lothagam. Miocene-Pliocene deposits and numerous palaeontological finds have been found at
Lothagam
Family of carnivores
Ailurids appear to have originated during the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene in Europe. The earliest known member, Amphictis, was likely an unspecialised
Ailuridae
Extinct genus of primitive elephantid
meaning "tooth") is an extinct genus of primitive elephantids from the Late Miocene to Early Pliocene of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and Italy. It is the
Stegotetrabelodon
Extinct genus of mammals
Chalicotheriidae. The genus is known from Europe and Asia, from the Early Miocene to Late Miocene, 23.0~5.3 million years ago. This animal would look much like other
Chalicotherium
Family of mammals belonging to even-toed ungulates
even smaller) and a lack of facial glands. While various Oligocene and Miocene pecorans were previously assigned to this family, recent studies find that
Moschidae
Subfamily of carnivores
subsequently spreading to Asia and elsewhere in the Old World at the end of the Miocene, some 7 million to 8 million years ago. The genus Leptocyon (Greek: leptos
Caninae
Largest species of toothed whale
fossils date from the Miocene period, 23 to 5 million years ago. Diaphorocetus, from Argentina, has been dated to the early Miocene. Fossil sperm whales
Sperm_whale
Genus of extinct proboscidean
in southeast Europe). The oldest fossils of the genus are found in Late Miocene strata in Asia, likely originating from the more archaic Stegolophodon
Stegodon
Neogene fossiliferous formation in India
is a geological formation in western India that dates back to the Early Miocene epoch. The formation is well known for its sirenian diversity and a fossilized
Khari_Nadi_Formation
overlaying Miocene rocks. This transgression originally deposited near-shore sands, followed by shallow water siltstones. Towards the middle Miocene, the region
Nias_Basin
Extinct family of proboscidean mammals
the Oligocene, they dispersed into Eurasia and North America during the Miocene and arrived in South America during the Pleistocene as part of the Great
Gomphothere
Extinct family of flightless birds
terror bird's prey. Kelenken guillermoi, from the Langhian stage of the Miocene epoch, some 15 million years ago, discovered in the Collón Curá Formation
Phorusrhacidae
Family of mammals in Africa and Asia
Herpestidae originated about 21.8 ± 3.6 million years ago in the Early Miocene and genetically diverged into two main lineages between 19.1 and 18.5 ± 3
Mongoose
Family of fish
slight relationship. Marlins have a continuous fossil record from the Miocene onwards, with the oldest uncontroversial fossil dated to 22 million years
Marlin
Extinct genus of mammals
extinct genus of rhinocerotid endemic to North America during the Neogene (Miocene and Pliocene). Teleoceras had much shorter legs than modern rhinos, and
Teleoceras
Extinct genus of birds
Miosurnia (meaning "Miocene Surnia") is an extinct genus of owls in the clade Surniini, known from the Late Miocene Liushu Formation of Gansu Province
Miosurnia
Genus of rodents
allobrogensis; Mein and Ginsburg, 2002 – Miocene of France †Tamias anatoliensis; Bosma et al., 2013 – Miocene of Turkey †Tamias atsali; De Bruijn, 1995
Tamias
Extinct genus of carnivores
Styriofelis is an extinct genus of Felidae known from the Miocene of Europe. In 1882, a species of Pseudaelurus from Europe was described as Pseudaelurus
Styriofelis
Genus of birds
(Late Miocene of Molayan, Afghanistan) - doubtfully distinct from G. penteleci Grus sp. 1 (Late Miocene of Love Bone Bed, USA) Grus sp. 2 (Late Miocene of
Grus_(bird)
Family of mammals
Late Eocene (37.8-33.9 Mya). They did not reach Eurasia until the Late Miocene or to South America until the Late Pliocene. This cladogram shows the phylogenetic
Canidae
Genus of sharks
early as the Late Oligocene[citation needed], but certainly by the Early Miocene. The fossil ancestry of Carcharodon is an active area of research and debate
Carcharodon
nepaeolicus is subsequently rejected by Stewart & Mallon (2018). Early Miocene chamaeleonid fossils, including a specimen tentatively attributed to the
2016_in_reptile_paleontology
Geologic formation in Texas, United States
Delaho Formation is a geologic formation dating from the Pliocene and Miocene in Texas. It preserves fossils. Earth sciences portal Texas portal Paleontology
Delaho_Formation
Prehistoric family of mammals
Oligocene then spread across Europe and the lower latitudes of Asia during the Miocene epoch. Their most distinctive features were their lack of upper tusks and
Deinotheriidae
Extinct genus of tapir
Nexuotapirus is an extinct genus of tapir from the Late Oligocene and Early Miocene of North America. Nexuotapirus was erected in 1998. The type species, N
Nexuotapirus
Subfamily of mammals
of the family Equidae, known from the Hemingfordian stage of the Early Miocene (16 million years ago) onwards. They originated in North America, before
Equinae
the Tasmanian wolf (Thylacinus cynocephalus), and bigger than its fellow Miocene relative Thylacinus potens, usually being 57.3 kilograms in weight. The
Largest_prehistoric_animals
Geological formation in British Columbia
The Armadillo Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Miocene age in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. The Armadillo Formation takes its name from Armadillo
Armadillo_Formation
Extinct genus of proboscideans
Deinotheriidae that lived in Africa, Europe, and Asia in the early and middle Miocene. Prodeinotherium, meaning "before terrible beast", was first named in 1930
Prodeinotherium
Extinct genus of small cat
genus of small felid that lived in what is now Kenya during the Early Miocene. Despite its fragmentary remains, it is remarkable because of its small
Asilifelis
Geologic formation in Brazil
Amazonas in northwest Brazil. It preserves many fossils dating to the Miocene epoch of the Neogene period. The Solimoes Formation is situated in the
Solimões_Formation
Extinct genus of flightless rail
genus of rail that inhabited Zealandia during the Burdigalian stage of the Miocene epoch. Priscaweka parvales was flightless. It exhibited substantial sexual
Priscaweka
Genus of fishes
Miocene of Brazil & Venezuela) †Chilomycterus gatunensis (Toula, 1909) (Late Miocene of Panama) †Chilomycterus kugleri (Casier, 1958) (Late Miocene of
Chilomycterus
Clade of superfamilies of mammals
the once-diverse clade as a result of a decline in diversity after the Miocene as a result of declines in temperatures. The clade is defined by the presence
Giraffomorpha
MIOCENE
MIOCENE
MIOCENE
MIOCENE
Boy/Male
Australian, German, Hebrew, Irish
Gift of the Lord; Strong in War; Strength for Battle
Female
Spanish
Short form of Spanish Anita, NITA means "favor; grace" and Juanita "God is gracious."Â Compare with other forms of Nita.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Wife of Laxman
Girl/Female
Tamil
One who thinks of the welfare of mankind
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Caradine.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Cleaver
Boy/Male
African, American, Arabic, Australian, British, Christian, English, Hebrew
The Hand; Friend of God; Beloved by God; Beloved of God
Boy/Male
Hindu
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : patronymic from the personal name Paul.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Young Pigeon
MIOCENE
MIOCENE
MIOCENE
MIOCENE
MIOCENE
n.
The Miocene period. See Chart of Geology.
n.
A large American Miocene mammal, allied to the rhinoceros, and more nearly to the extinct Brontotherium.
n.
A series of strata, of the Middle Tertiary period, of France, abounding in shells, and used by Lyell as the type of his Miocene subdivision.
a.
See Miocene.
a.
Of or pertaining to the middle division of the Tertiary.
n.
A large extinct proboscidean mammal from the miocene beds of Europe and Asia. It is remarkable fora pair of tusks directed downward from the decurved apex of the lower jaw.
a.
More recent than the Eocene, that is, including both the Miocene and Pliocene divisions of the Tertiary.
n.
A genus of large extinct mammals from the miocene strata of western North America. They were allied to the rhinoceros, but the skull bears a pair of powerful horn cores in front of the orbits, and the fore feet were four-toed. See Illustration in Appendix.
a.
Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain strata which occupy an intermediate position between the Eocene and Miocene periods.
n.
An extinct genus of mammals closely allied to the elephant, but having less complex molar teeth, and often a pair of lower, as well as upper, tusks, which are incisor teeth. The species were mostly larger than elephants, and their romains occur in nearly all parts of the world in deposits ranging from Miocene to late Quaternary time.
n.
An extinct Miocene mammal of the Horse family, closely related to the genus Anhithecrium, and having three usable hoofs on each foot.