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Oligocene

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Noun

1. oligocene, oligocene epoch

from 40 million to 25 million years ago; appearance of sabertoothed cats

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Oligocene

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adjective
1. 
of, denoting, or formed in the third epoch of the Tertiary period, which lasted for 10 000 000 years
noun
2.  the Oligocene

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Oligocene

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adjective
[sometimes o-]
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 College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Oligocene

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adj.
Of, relating to, or being the epoch of geologic time from about 34 to 23 million years ago, the third epoch of the Tertiary Period. It is characterized by further development of modern mammals, including the rise of the true carnivores and their gradual replacement of the creodonts. See Table at geologic time.
n.
The Oligocene Epoch.

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