About The Word Pliocene
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Pliocene
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What's The Definition Of Pliocene?
[n] from 2 million to 13 million years ago; growth of mountains; cooling of climate; more and larger mammals
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pliocene: Pliocene epoch Related Terms | Find terms related to Pliocene: See Also | epoch | Tertiary | Tertiary period Pliocene In Webster's Dictionary \Pli"o*cene\, a. [Written also pleiocene.] [Gr. ? more
+ ? new, recent.] (Geol.)
Of, pertaining to, or characterizing, the most recent
division of the Tertiary age.
\Pli"o*cene\, n. (Geol.) The Pliocene period or deposits. |
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