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Neogene
Ne·o·gene N5063900 (nē′ō-jēn′)n. The youngest of two subdivisions of the Tertiary Period, from 23 to 2.6 million years ago, including the Miocene and Pliocene Epochs.
[German Neogen : neo-, neo- + -gen, -gene.]Neogene (ˈniːəˌdʒiːn) adj (Geological Science) of, denoting, or formed during the Miocene and Pliocene epochsn (Geological Science) the Neogene the Neogene period or systemNe•o•gene (ˈni əˌdʒin)
adj. 1. noting or pertaining to an interval of time corresponding to the Miocene and Pliocene epochs and accorded the status of a period when the Tertiary is considered an era. n. 2. the Neogene Period or System. [1855–60; neo- + -gene (see -gen)] TranslationsNeogene
Neogene[′nē·ə‚jēn] (geology) An interval of geologic time incorporating the Miocene and Pliocene of the Tertiary period; the Upper Tertiary. Neogene
Neogene the upper part of the TERTIARY PERIOD including the Pleistocene, Pliocene and Miocene epochs. |