Miocene Epoch

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:characterizedBy expansion of grasslands
evolution of many mammal groups
cooling global climate
gptkbp:dividedInto gptkb:Aquitanian_Age
gptkb:Burdigalian_Age
gptkb:Langhian_Age
gptkb:Messinian_Age
gptkb:Tortonian_Age
gptkb:Serravallian_Age
gptkbp:duration about 17.7 million years
gptkbp:endDate 5.333 million years ago
gptkbp:fauna evolution of modern birds
evolution of modern insects
diversification of primates
evolution of modern acanthocephalans
evolution of modern annelids
evolution of modern anteaters
evolution of modern antelopes
evolution of modern armadillos
evolution of modern bats
evolution of modern bony fish
evolution of modern bovids
evolution of modern brachiopods
evolution of modern bryozoans
evolution of modern camels
evolution of modern canids
evolution of modern cephalochordates
evolution of modern chaetognaths
evolution of modern corals
evolution of modern crocodilians
evolution of modern crustaceans
evolution of modern cycliophorans
evolution of modern deer
evolution of modern dolphins
evolution of modern echinoderms
evolution of modern elephants
evolution of modern entoprocts
evolution of modern felids
evolution of modern fish
evolution of modern flatworms
evolution of modern frogs
evolution of modern gastrotrichs
evolution of modern giraffes
evolution of modern hedgehogs
evolution of modern hemichordates
evolution of modern horses
evolution of modern kinorhynchs
evolution of modern lizards
evolution of modern loriciferans
evolution of modern marsupials
evolution of modern moles
evolution of modern mollusks
evolution of modern monotremes
evolution of modern nematodes
evolution of modern nematomorphs
evolution of modern nemerteans
evolution of modern onychophorans
evolution of modern phoronids
evolution of modern pigs
evolution of modern platyhelminths
evolution of modern priapulids
evolution of modern rays
evolution of modern rhinoceroses
evolution of modern rodents
evolution of modern rotifers
evolution of modern roundworms
evolution of modern salamanders
evolution of modern sea lions
evolution of modern seals
evolution of modern sharks
evolution of modern shrews
evolution of modern sloths
evolution of modern snakes
evolution of modern spiders
evolution of modern sponges
evolution of modern tardigrades
evolution of modern turtles
evolution of modern urochordates
evolution of modern walruses
evolution of modern whales
gptkbp:flora decline of tropical forests
spread of C4 grasses
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Pliocene_Epoch
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Miocene Epoch
gptkbp:marineLife abundant mollusks
diverse cetaceans
gptkbp:notableSite horses
mastodons
saber-toothed cats
early apes
ancestors of modern whales
giant sharks (Megalodon)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Neogene_Period
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Oligocene_Epoch
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Himalayan_uplift
gptkb:Andean_orogeny
Mediterranean Sea formation
gptkbp:startDate 23.03 million years ago
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Agate_Fossil_Beds_National_Monument
gptkb:primate
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5