oligocene
adj. Of the third geological epoch of the tertiary period. n. This epoch. [greek oligos little, kainos new]
a. Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain strata which occupy an intermediate position between the Eocene and Miocene periods.
adj. Of the third geological epoch of the tertiary period. n. This epoch. [greek oligos little, kainos new]
a. Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain strata which occupy an intermediate position between the Eocene and Miocene periods.