渐新世,渐新统渐新世的,渐新统的
Oligocene \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}.
Oligocene
n : from 40 million to 25 million years ago; appearance of
sabertoothed cats [syn: {Oligocene epoch}]