Early Miocene

Early Miocene

The Early Miocene (also known as Lower Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the Miocene Epoch made up of two stages: the Aquitanian and Burdigalian stages.

The sub-epoch lasted from 23.03 ± 0.05 mya to 15.97 ± 0.05 mya (million years ago). It was preceded by the Oligocene epoch.

External links

* [http://www.stratigraphy.org/geowhen/stages/Early_Miocene.html GeoWhen Database - Early Miocene]


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