Synonyms for miocène
ˈmaɪ əˌsinmiocène

Princeton's WordNet

1. Miocene, Miocene epochnoun

   from 25 million to 13 million years ago; appearance of grazing mammals

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1. Cristina Robins:

   We are really just beginning to understand the scientific significance of the finds, this collection adds significantly to our knowledge of the paleontology of California from the Miocene -- about 15-20 million years ago. The quantity and quality of the fossils is extremely impressive, and that comes down to both luck and the skill and care of the mitigation paleontologists and the construction workers who often found the fossils.

2. Catherine Bradshaw:

   Essentially, if more land is exposed in Antarctica, it becomes harder for a large ice sheet to reform, and without( favorable) orbital positions in the Middle Miocene playing a role, perhaps the ice sheet would have collapsed at that time.