The Miocene faunal stages from youngest to oldest are typically named according to the
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Continents continued to drift toward their present positions. Of the modern geologic features, only the land bridge between South America and North America was absent, although South America was approachin… See more

Climates remained moderately warm, although the slow global cooling that eventually led to the Pleistocene glaciations continued. Although a long-term cooling trend was well underway, there is evidence of a warm … See more

Life during the Miocene Epoch was mostly supported by the two newly formed biomes, kelp forests and grasslands . Grasslands allow for more grazers, such as horses, rhinoceroses, and hippos. Ninety-five percent of … See more

There is evidence from oxygen isotopes at Deep Sea Drilling Program sites that ice began to build up in Antarctica about 36 Ma during the Eocene. Further marked decreases in temperature during the Middle Miocene at … See more

The "Middle Miocene disruption" refers to a wave of extinctions of terrestrial and aquatic life forms that occurred following the Miocene Climatic Optimum (18 to 16 Ma), around 14.8 to 14.5 million years ago, during the … See more