The Miocene (/ ˈmaɪ.əsiːn, - oʊ -/ MY-ə-seen, -⁠oh-) [6][7] is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about 23.03 to 5.333 million years ago (Ma).

The Miocene is the last and final epoch of the first Neogene period and the fourth of the Cainozoic. It started about 23 million years ago and ended about 5.33 million years ago. The rock beds that mark the start and end are well known, but the exact dates of the start and end of the period are uncertain. The Miocene was named by Charles Lyell.

The Middle Miocene is a sub-epoch of the Miocene epoch made up of two stages: the Langhian and Serravallian stages. The Middle Miocene is preceded by the Early Miocene. The sub-epoch lasted from 15.97 ± 0.05 Ma (million years ago) to 11.608 ± 0.005 Ma. During this period, a sharp drop in global temperatures took place.

Miocene Epoch, earliest major worldwide division of the Neogene Period (23 million to 2.6 million years ago) that extended from 23 million to 5.3 million years ago, a time when land-dwelling mammals were essentially modern.

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. [2] [3] The sub-epoch lasted from 23.03 ± 0.05 Ma to 15.97 ± 0.05 Ma (million years ago). It was preceded by the Oligocene epoch. As the climate started to get cooler, the landscape started to change.

Miocenul este prima epocă geologică a perioadei neogene și se extinde de la aproximativ 23,03 până la 5,333 milioane de ani în urmă (Ma).

Le Miocène est la première époque du Néogène et la quatrième de l'ère Cénozoïque.Il s'étend de 23,03 ± 0,05 à 5,332 ± 0,005 millions d'années [1].Il est précédé par l'Oligocène et suivi par le Pliocène. Le nom « Miocène » a été créé par Charles Lyell à partir du grec μείων / meîon, « moins» et καινός / kainós, « récent », car cette période comporte ...

The Miocene is the first epoch of the Neogene period. The Miocene boundaries are not set at an easily identified worldwide event but rather at regional boundaries between the warmer Oligocene and the cooler Pliocene .

Tijdens het Mioceen ging de Alpiene orogenese door. Zo zou door de collisie tussen India en Eurazië de Himalaya tijdens het Mioceen beginnen te vormen. De noordwaartse beweging van Afrika en Arabië zorgde tussen 19 en 12 miljoen jaar geleden voor het sluiten van de Tethysoceaan, waardoor Azië en Afrika verbonden raakten en de Middellandse Zee ontstond. …

Miocenska epoha je period vremena koji pokriva doba od prije 23 do prije 5,3 miliona godina. Kao i s drugim starijim geološkim periodima, naslage stijena koje definiraju početak i kraj su dobro identificirane, ali točni datumi nisu sigurni. Miocenu je naziv dao Sir Charles Lyell.