The Early Miocene (also known as Lower Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the
The sub-epoch lasted from 23.03 ± 0.05 mya to 15.97 ± 0.05 mya (million years ago). It was preceded by the
External links
* [http://www.stratigraphy.org/geowhen/stages/Early_Miocene.html GeoWhen Database - Early Miocene]
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