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Miocene

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The first epoch of the Neogene period, spanning about 23 million to 5.33 million years ago. Grassland and savanna ecosystems expanded substantially during the Miocene, and its climate and ocean temperature gradients were already broadly similar to those of the present day.

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Rank
Epoch 1
Start (Million Years Ago)
23.04 1
End (Million Years Ago)
5.33 1
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Geochronology, Disciplines

Part Of

Neogene, Eras

Precursor To

Pliocene, Eras
Sources
1. Neogene (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationClimate section
Quote, Climate section
Early Miocene mid-latitude seawater and continental thermal gradients were already very similar to those of the present.
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