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gptkbp:instanceOf
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geological formation
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gptkbp:characterizedBy
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expansion of grasslands
cooling climate
evolution of many mammal groups
formation of Antarctic ice cap
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gptkbp:dividedInto
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gptkb:Aquitanian
gptkb:Burdigalian
gptkb:Langhian
gptkb:Messinian
gptkb:Serravallian
gptkb:Tortonian
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gptkbp:duration
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about 17.7 million years
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gptkbp:endDate
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5.333 million years ago
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gptkbp:etymology
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from Greek 'meion' (less) and 'kainos' (new)
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Pliocene
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gptkbp:fossil
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plant fossils
marine fossils
abundant mammal fossils
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Miocene
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gptkbp:location
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global
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gptkbp:namedFor
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gptkb:Charles_Lyell
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Neogene_Period
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Oligocene
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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gptkb:Messinian_salinity_crisis
gptkb:closure_of_Tethys_Sea
diversification of apes
evolution of early hominids
uplift of Himalayas
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gptkbp:startDate
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23.03 million years ago
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Palaeomerycidae
gptkb:Pliocene
gptkb:Vogelsberg
gptkb:Entelodontidae
gptkb:Gelocidae
gptkb:Hypertragulidae
gptkb:Leptomerycidae
gptkb:Merycoidodontidae
gptkb:Oreodontidae
gptkb:Protoceratidae
gptkb:Syndyoceratidae
gptkb:Late_Miocene
gptkb:Eomyidae
gptkb:Orrorin
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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