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Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain strata which occupy an intermediate position between the Eocene and Miocene periods.

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  1. a. Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain strata which occupy an intermediate position between the Eocene and Miocene periods.
  2. n. The Oligocene period. See the Chart of Geology.
  3. 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.
  4. Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain strata which occupyan intermediate position between the Eocene and Miocene periods.-- n.
  5. n. from 40 million to 25 million years ago; appearance of sabertoothed cats