OLIGOCÈNE — Le mot «Oligocène» (du grec oligos , peu, et kainos , récent) a été créé, en 1854, par le géologue allemand E. Beyrich pour caractériser des formations comprises entre l’Éocène supérieur et le Miocène inférieur, la limite entre l’Éocène et le… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Oligocene — Oligocène ère Cénozoïque Néogène Holocène Pléistocène Pliocène Miocène … Wikipédia en Français
Oligocene — Ol i*go*cene, a. [Oligo + Gr. ? new, recent.] (Geol.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain strata which occupy an intermediate position between the Eocene and Miocene periods. n. The Oligocene period. See the Chart of {Geology}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oligocene — (adj.) 1856, pertaining to the Tertiary period between the Eocene and the Miocene, coined in German (1854) by Heinrich Ernst von Beyrich, from OLIGO (Cf. oligo ) small, little, few + CENE (Cf. cene). So called because few modern fossils were… … Etymology dictionary
Oligocene — ► ADJECTIVE Geology ▪ relating to the third epoch of the Tertiary period (35.4 to 23.3 million years ago), a time when the first primates appeared. ORIGIN from Greek oligos few + kainos new … English terms dictionary
Oligocene — System Series Stage Age (Ma) Neogene Miocene Aquitanian younger Paleogene Oligocene … Wikipedia
Oligocène — ère Cénozoïque Néogène Holocène Pléistocène Pliocène Miocène … Wikipédia en Français
Oligocene — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1859 of, relating to, or being an epoch of the Tertiary between the Eocene and Miocene or the corresponding series of rocks see geologic time table • Oligocene noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Oligocene — /ol i goh seen /, Geol. adj. 1. noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, occurring from 40 to 25 million years ago. See table under geologic time. n. 2. the Oligocene Epoch or Series. [1855 60; OLIGO + CENE] * * * … Universalium
Oligocene — 1. adjective Of a geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 34 to 23 million years ago; marked by the rapid evolution in a warm climate. 2. noun The Oligocene epoch … Wiktionary
