Definition of Oligacene
Ol"i*go*cene (?), a. [Oligo- +
Gr. &?; new, recent.] (Geol.) Of, pertaining to, or
designating, certain strata which occupy an intermediate position
between the Eocene and Miocene periods. -- n.
The Oligocene period. See the Chart of
Geology.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (geology) of a geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 34 to 23 million years ago; marked by the rapid evolution in a warm climate
- (geology) the Oligocene epoch
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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