Miocene
adjective geology specialized uk/ˈmaɪ.ə.siːn/ us/ˈmaɪ.ə.siːn/
中新世的
from or referring to the period of time between about 23 and 5.3 million years ago
Two trends are apparent during the Miocene Period. 中新世时期有两个明显的趋势。
He suggested Miocene deposits might reveal fossilized "missing links" of an aquatic or shoreline existence. 他认为中新世沉积物化石可能是证明某种水生或浅海生物存在的“缺失环节”。
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- Eruptions started under the sea, probably in the Miocene period some 20 million years ago.
- Several other scientists had agreed that the items had come from the Miocene strata.
- The earliest fossil record for the Hominoidea is in early Miocene deposits in East Africa.
Miocene
noun [ S ] geology specialized uk/ˈmaɪ.ə.siːn/ us/ˈmaɪ.ə.siːn/
the Miocene 中新世
the period of time between about 23 and 5.3 million years ago
The present glacial epoch began during the Miocene. 目前的冰河期始于中新世。
Later in the Miocene, the hominoid fossil record becomes sparse in Africa. 中新世晚期，非洲的古人类化石变得稀少。