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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
Australian science fiction and fantasy author
of Voices in the Light and Mirrorsun Rising) The Miocene Arrow (2000) Eyes of the Calculor (2001) The Moonworlds Saga series Voyage of the Shadowmoon (2002)
Sean_McMullen
2001 novel by Sean McMullen
Eyes of the Calculor is a post-apocalyptic novel by Australian writer Sean McMullen, published in 2001. It is the third part of the Greatwinter trilogy
Eyes_of_the_Calculor
Bone in the penis
present in the penises of some primates, such as the gorilla and the chimpanzee. The baculum arises from primordial cells in soft tissues of the penis, and
Baculum
Extinct genus of primitive elephantid
meaning "arrow", and ὀδούς (odoús), meaning "tooth") is an extinct genus of primitive elephantids from the Late Miocene to Early Pliocene of Africa, the Arabian
Stegotetrabelodon
Apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization due to a potentially existential catastrophe such as
List of apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
List_of_apocalyptic_and_post-apocalyptic_fiction
The Miocene Arrow Garth Nix Castle The Fall Emily Rodda — The Forests of Silence Kim Wilkins — The Resurrectionists Sean Williams and Shane Dix — The
2000_in_Australian_literature
Annual Australian award for science fiction
The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works in order to "recognise the achievements
Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Aurealis_Award_for_Best_Science_Fiction_Novel
Results of Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror award
Strahan and Steven Paulsen, The Coode St Review of Science Fiction Cyberskin, Paul Collins (Hybrid Publishers) The Miocene Arrow, Sean McMullen (Tor Books)
Ditmar_Award_results
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
Family of hoofed mammals
des mammifères des sables Miocènes du synclinal d'Esvres (Val de Loire)" [The mammalian fauna of the Miocene sands of the syncline Esvres (Loire Valley)]
Deer
Extinct subfamily of sabertooth cats
evidence for the importance of speed in the evolution of the saber-toothed phenotype. Machariodont diversity declined from the end of the Miocene onwards,
Machairodontinae
Genus of fishes
from the Late Oligocene of Florida (US), the Early Miocene of Cuba, the Early Miocene of Costa Rica, the Early Miocene of Indonesia, the Middle Miocene of
Balistes
Family of ray-finned fishes
diversity (particularly within the genus Diaphus) and increase in size begins with the "biogenic bloom" during the late Miocene, paralleled with diatom abundance
Lanternfish
Prehistoric period before metal tools
loss of blood due to an arrow wound in the back.[opinion] Modern studies and the in-depth analysis of finds dating from the Stone Age indicate certain
Stone_Age
material from Late Miocene localities in Romania, including fossils of Deinotherium proavum and "Mammut" cf. obliquelophus, as well as the first fossil material
2024_in_paleomammalogy
Strait connecting the Atlantic to the Mediterranean
"Late Miocene Desiccation of the Mediterranean". Nature. 242 (5395): 240–244. Bibcode:1973Natur.242..240H. doi:10.1038/242240a0. At the Miocene/Pliocene
Strait_of_Gibraltar
material from the Miocene Chinji Formation (Pakistan), including fossils of members of the genera Prodeinotherium, Gomphotherium and Protanancus (the first record
2025_in_paleomammalogy
(24 July 2007). "The aerodynamics of Argentavis, the world's largest flying bird from the Miocene of Argentina". Proceedings of the National Academy of
Largest_prehistoric_animals
Major river in central United States
overbank deposits of the fluvial Arikaree Group were deposited between 29 and 19 million years ago. The Miocene-age Ogallala and the slightly younger Pliocene-age
Missouri_River
Geological Formation in Montana
preserves sediments from as old as the early Eocene (Wasatchian NALMA, about 53 million years ago) to as young as the early Miocene (mid-Arikareean NALMA, about
Renova_Formation
Stone, bronze and iron ages of pre-history
fossil assemblages of western Europe." The Eocene was given Lower, Middle, Upper; the Miocene a Lower and Upper; and the Pliocene an Older and Newer, which
Three-age_system
Highest mountain in Indonesia and Oceania
Jaya is the highest point on the Central Range, which was created in the late Miocene Melanesian orogeny, caused by an oblique collision between the Australian
Puncak_Jaya
Campbell, K. E. (2007). "The aerodynamics of Argentavis, the world's largest flying bird from the Miocene of Argentina". Proceedings of the National Academy of
Largest_and_heaviest_animals
Species of mollusc (fossil)
Artinskian era limestone from the Bird Spring Formation in the southern Arrow Canyon Range of the US State of Nevada. The species, which had a shell 6
Anomphalus_jaggerius
Fifth period of the Paleozoic Era
at Arrow Canyon in Nevada, US and was ratified in 1996. It is defined by the first appearance of the conodont Declinognathodus noduliferus. Arrow Canyon
Carboniferous
Choudhary et al. (2023) report the first discovery of the fossil material of a mammutid (cf. Zygolophodon) from the Upper Miocene deposits of Tapar (Kutch,
2023_in_paleomammalogy
Extinct North American migratory pigeon
Bohaska, David J. (2001). "Miocene and Pliocene birds from the Lee Creek Mine, North Carolina in Geology and Paleontology of the Lee Creek Mine, North Carolina
Passenger_pigeon
River in the Pacific Northwest of North America
parlance as the Columbia Country. Below the Arrow Lakes, the Columbia passes the cities of Castlegar, located at the Columbia's confluence with the Kootenay
Columbia_River
Second subperiod of the Carboniferous
Baesemann, J.; Richards, Barry (December 1999). "The IUGS boundary in the middle of the Carboniferous: Arrow Canyon, Nevada, USA" (PDF). Episodes. 22 (4):
Pennsylvanian_(geology)
Rapid decrease in Earth's biodiversity
with respect to the background extinction rate and the rate of speciation. Estimates of the number of major mass extinctions in the last 540 million
Extinction_event
Hoofed herbivorous grazing or browsing mammals
occur in the early Miocene. Ruminantia is a crown group of ruminants within the order Artiodactyla, cladistically defined by Spaulding et al. as "the least
Ruminant
Bird of prey species of North America
beginning of the Early Miocene (c. 10 Ma BP) at the latest, but possibly as early as the Early/Middle Oligocene, 28 Ma BP, if the most ancient fossil record
Bald_eagle
Tribe of mammals
Daxner-Höck G. (2004). "Flying Squirrels (Pteromyinae, Mammalia) from the Upper Miocene of Austria". Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 106A: 387–423
Flying_squirrel
First epoch of the Quaternary Period
Late Miocene, likely as a result of the start of bipolar glaciation and consequent global aridification. The severe climatic changes during the Ice Age
Pleistocene
Submarine oceanic ridge in the Pacific Ocean
plates. It is spreading actively at the rate of about 6.4 – 7.0 cm/year since 5 Ma to present. The Late Miocene Nazca-Antarctic spreading ridge formation
Chile_Ridge
Active volcano in Arusha Region, Tanzania
with an arrow. Other names are Basanjo, Donjo Ngai, Duenjo Ngai, Mongogogura, Mungogo wa Bogwe, and Oldonyo L'Engai. Ol Doinyo Lengai lies in the Arusha
Ol_Doinyo_Lengai
Organisms that live in salt water
2010). Stepanova A (ed.). "Ancient nursery area for the extinct giant shark megalodon from the Miocene of Panama". PLOS ONE. 5 (5) e10552. Bibcode:2010PLoSO
Marine_life
Extinct genus of saber-toothed cat
2011: The earliest felids are known from the Oligocene of Europe, such as Proailurus, and the earliest one with saber-tooth features is the Miocene genus
Smilodon
Genus of flowering plants
portion of the flower with the arrow shaped anthers then depositing pollen on the dorsal side of a variety of pollen-feeding insects. The superior bilocular
Paulownia
Old Stone Age ''Homo sapiens''
Carlson, KJ; Jashashvili, T; Wadley, L; d'Errico, F (2018). "The antiquity of bow-and-arrow technology: evidence from Middle Stone Age layers at Sibudu
Early_modern_human
Genus of plants (coniferous trees)
in Early Cretaceous (Albian) sediments of Kamchatka, Russia. An Early Miocene species, Cedrus anatolica, also from petrified wood and thought to be close
Cedrus
Family of reptiles
caroliquarti from the Lower Miocene (about 13–23 mya) of the Czech Republic and Germany, and Chamaeleo intermedius from the Upper Miocene (about 5–13 mya)
Chameleon
Prehistoric period, first part of the Stone Age
thrower (c. 30,000 BP), the bow and arrow (c. 25,000 or c. 30,000 BP) and the oldest example of ceramic art, the Venus of Dolní Věstonice (c. 29,000 –
Paleolithic
Video game franchise
bandicoot and bilby (Marsupialia, Peramelidae and Thylacomyidae) from the Miocene of the Riversleigh World Heritage Area, northwestern Queensland, Australia"
Crash_Bandicoot
Extinct genus of mammals
extinct genus of megatheriine ground sloths in the family Megatheriidae. It lived during the Late Miocene and Early Pliocene of what is now Venezuela. So
Proeremotherium
Family of rodents
latest Eocene to the Miocene, have not been assigned with certainty to any living lineage. At least some of these probably were variants of the oldest basal
Squirrel
National park in California, United States
Mesozoic in origin, the Anacapia province consists of Late Cretaceous to Miocene age marine sedimentary up to 23,000 feet thick, including 8,000 feet of
Channel_Islands_National_Park
Family of mammals
with the two living tribes, the Camelini and Lamini, diverging in the late early Miocene, about 17 million years ago, but remained restricted to North America
Camelidae
Fossil site in San Diego County, California
were caused by the intentional breakage of the broken bones by hominins using the cobblestones. If true, that would be older by far than the scientific consensus
Cerutti_Mastodon_site
World's largest true toad
it was formerly assigned to the genus Bufo. A fossil toad (specimen UCMP 41159) from the La Venta fauna of the late Miocene in Colombia is morphologically
Cane_toad
Organic elements preserved in Washington and Idaho lakes
The typical cause of this in diatoms is a high concentration of dissolved mineral salts in the water body. Chaney, R.; Axelrod, D. (1959). Miocene Floras
Paleobiota of the Latah Formation
Paleobiota_of_the_Latah_Formation
Genus of flowering plants in the buttercup family
indicate the use of its juice to poison arrows or baits used to kill wolves. The English name monkshood refers to the cylindrical helmet, called the galea
Aconitum
Species of shark
ancestor). The winghead shark lineage is estimated to have diverged from the rest of the hammerheads some 15–20 million years ago during the Miocene. True
Winghead_shark
Extinction of large animals at the end of the last Ice Age
quick. Some of the direct evidence for this includes: fossils of some megafauna found in conjunction with human remains, embedded arrows and tool cut marks
Late_Pleistocene_extinctions
Bird of prey
with the family are two species from the genus Pelargopappus. The species, from the Oligocene and Miocene, respectively, were discovered in France. The feet
Secretarybird
Prehistoric monument in England
(3 km) to the River Avon, was also added. During the next major phase of activity, 30 enormous Oligocene–Miocene sarsen stones (shown grey on the plan) were
Stonehenge
Relationship between language and human evolution
The origin of language, its relationship with human evolution, and its consequences have been subjects of study for centuries. Scholars wishing to study
Origin_of_language
Flow of solid salt on Earth's surface
preserved glaciers. Miocene glaciers flowed into sheets in the northern Gulf of Mexico and were similarly preserved by overriding sediment. The sources of salt
Salt_glacier
Period of human history before records
pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the first known use of stone tools by hominins c. 3.3 million years ago and the beginning of recorded
Prehistory
First subperiod of the Carboniferous Period
Baesemann, J.; Richards, Barry (December 1999). "The IUGS boundary in the middle of the Carboniferous: Arrow Canyon, Nevada, USA" (PDF). Episodes. 22: 272–283
Mississippian_(geology)
Mountain range of the Transverse Ranges in California, United States
Fault Zones to the south. This tectonic block was uplifted during the Miocene and has since been dissected by numerous rivers and washes. The highest elevation
San_Gabriel_Mountains
Aspect of human history
have been the first time that bow and arrow were used for hunting, with far-ranging impact. Fire was used in the creation of art. Archaeologists have discovered
Control of fire by early humans
Control_of_fire_by_early_humans
Asphalt pit or asphalt lake
were formed during the Miocene Epoch when marine plankton organisms accumulated in an ocean basin. Over time, sediments buried the organisms 300 to 1000
Tar_pit
Monotypic subfamily of fishes
species is dated around 10.5 mya during the Early Miocene. A 2014 study placed their origin in the waters of the Malay Archipelago. Clownfish experienced
Clownfish
Genus of fishes
single fossil species, †Synodus avus Arambourg, 1928 is known from the latest Miocene (Messinian) of Algeria. Sepkoski, J.J.Jr (2002): A Compendium of Fossil
Synodus
Genus of fishes
Basin) †Callionymus macrocephalus Gorjanović-Kramberger, 1882 - Middle Miocene of Croatia, Serbia & Bosnia, potentially North Caucasus, Russia †"Callionymus"
Callionymus
External territory of Australia
Durance, P.M.J.; Campbell, H.J.; Etienne, S. (2021). "The Norfolk Ridge seamounts: Eocene–Miocene volcanoes near Zealandia's rifted continental margin"
Norfolk_Island
to have disappeared during the course of the 20th century. Following the parent timeline of extinctions in the Holocene, the entries included range from
Timeline of extinctions in the 20th century
Timeline_of_extinctions_in_the_20th_century
Species of ray-finned fish
peoples used the alligator gar's ganoid scales for arrow heads, breastplates, and as shielding to cover plows. Early settlers tanned the skins to make
Alligator_gar
Tree or shrub in the genus Quercus
Cyclobalanopsis group. Quercus × hispanica leaf. Miocene, Lleida, Spain Quercus hiholensis acorn, Langhian age (Middle Miocene), Washington State, US (c. 15 mya) Quercus
Oak
Large cat native to Africa and India
cat from the late Quaternary of Sri Lanka". The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement 12: 423–434. Johnson, W. E. (2006). "The late miocene radiation
Lion
Lisandro (2010). "The southernmost records of Anhingidae and a new basal species of Anatidae (Aves) from the lower–middle Miocene of Patagonia, Argentina"
List of organisms with names derived from Indigenous languages of the Americas
List_of_organisms_with_names_derived_from_Indigenous_languages_of_the_Americas
Species of bird
species of about the same size with very similar bone structures. The Middle Miocene beds of Maboko Island have yielded further remains. The white stork is
White_stork
A.S. (2009-10-18). "Miocene-Pliocene uplit rates of the Sierra Nevada, California". 2009 Portland GSA meeting. Archived from the original on 2013-10-23
Geology_of_the_Yosemite_area
One of the main islands of the United States Virgin Islands
the Arrow). The Spanish never colonized the Islands, but most or all of the native population was eventually dispersed or killed. By the end of the 16th
Saint_Croix
Tribe of beetles
Stenaspidiotus has been described from Dominican amber fossils of at least early Miocene age (15-20 mya). Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chrysomelini. Wikispecies
Chrysomelini
Third stage of the Carboniferous
Baesemann, J.; Richards, Barry (December 1999). "The IUGS boundary in the middle of the Carboniferous: Arrow Canyon, Nevada, USA". Episodes. 22 (4): 272–283
Serpukhovian
Region of Italy
generated the Alpine chain from the Upper Cretaceous to the Miocene. The Po Valley, on the other hand, is of more recent origin, formed by the deposit of
Lombardy
Species of fish
Enoplophthalmus, which inhabited Europe during the early Oligocene and early Miocene. Capelin populations in the Barents Sea and around Iceland perform extensive
Capelin
Class of marine invertebrates
portentosus, Clypeasteroida, Miocene, c. 10 mya Clypeus ploti gives its name to the Clypeus Grit of Western England, part of the Oolite. Echinoids are deuterostome
Sea_urchin
Species of plant in the palm family
around 3.5 cm (1+1⁄2 in) × 1.3 to 2.5 cm (1⁄2 to 1 in) in size, from the Miocene (~23 to 5.3 million years ago) of New Zealand. Since then, numerous other
Coconut
Species of tree
menziesii. Fossils (wood, pollen) of Pseudotsuga are recorded from the Miocene and Pliocene of Europe (Siebengebirge, Gleiwitz, Austria). It is also
Douglas_fir
Banded variety of chalcedony
Agates, particularly moss agates, were first used during the Stone Age to make tools such as arrow and spear points, needles, and hide scrapers. Artifacts
Agate
Science Word of the Month". Discover. 4 September 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2014. Scanlon, J.D. (2001). "Montypythonoides revisited: the Miocene snake Morelia
List of organisms named after famous people (born 1925–1949)
List_of_organisms_named_after_famous_people_(born_1925–1949)
Fortress in Serbia
ridge of the Šumadija geological bar. The sandbank stretches at least from the city's Tašmajdan section, originating from the Miocene period, and the oldest
Belgrade_Fortress
City in California, United States
photographers, hikers, and campers. The fossiliferous Barstow Formation (Miocene) is well exposed there. Rainbow Basin is managed by the Bureau of Land Management's
Barstow,_California
Region of Italy
features. In the course of time, however, a shift can be observed in the temporal significance of these terms, from post-Eocene to post-Early Miocene to post-middle
Calabria
Island country in the Pacific Ocean
"Miocene mammal reveals a Mesozoic ghost lineage on insular New Zealand, southwest Pacific". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United
New_Zealand
District in Lumbini Province, FDR Nepal
researcher Gudrun Corvinus studied the miocene-pliocene stratigraphy and geology of Dang valley researching on the pleistocene holocene period of ancient
Dang_District,_Nepal
Genus of trees
Debra Z.; Axsmith, Brian; Alford, Mac H.; Starnes, James E. (July 2019). "Miocene Plants of Mississippi". Palaeontologia Electronica. 22 (2): 1–29. doi:10
Juglans
Skull projections found in deer
originated once in the cervid lineage. The earliest fossil remains of antlers that have been found are dated to the early Miocene, about 17 million years
Antler
Rigid organs of the skeleton of vertebrates
"Generalized Osteosclerotic Condition in the Skeleton of Nanophoca vitulinoides, a Dwarf Seal from the Miocene of Belgium" (PDF). Journal of Mammalian
Bone
Flowering, deciduous trees, family Ulmaceae
Jian; Jia, Lin-Bo; Su, Tao; Zhou, Zhe-Kun; Xing, Yao-Wu (December 2018). "Miocene Ulmus fossil fruits from Southwest China and their evolutionary and biogeographic
Elm
Single-celled alga with a silica cell wall
entirely of them. The expansion of grassland biomes and the evolutionary radiation of grasses during the Miocene is believed to have increased the flux of soluble
Diatom
Trench in the Atlantic formed by the Romanche fracture zone on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
is capped by Miocene shallow-water limestones that reached above sea level 20 Ma before subsiding abnormally fast. The eastern part of the transverse ridge
Romanche_Trench
Mountain in Veneto, Italy
origin, dating from the Jurassic to Middle Miocene period. In the western part, the anticlinal fold of Col Visentin extends to the Lapisina Valley and
Col_Visentin
National park in California, United States
from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2019. Harris 1998, p. 328 Ernst, WG (2015). "Review of Late Jurassic-early Miocene sedimentation
Yosemite_National_Park
Geographic region of Greece
Statements for the Year Ending on 31 December 2017] (PDF). www.ametro.gr (in Greek). Attiko Metro. 31 December 2017. p. 9. "'Silver Arrow' high-speed train
Macedonia_(Greece)
Mountain range in Colorado and New Mexico, United States
Geochronology and geology of Late Oligocene through Miocene volcanism and mineralization in the western San Juan Mountains, Colorado [U.S. Geological
San_Juan_Mountains
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