Neogene

[ nee-uh-jeen ]

adjective

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. Compare Paleogene.

noun

1. the Neogene Period or System.

Neogene

/ ˈniːəˌdʒiːn /

adjective

1. of, denoting, or formed during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs

noun

1. the Neogene
   the Neogene the Neogene period or system

Neogene

/ nē′ō-jēn′ /

1. The youngest of two subdivisions of the Tertiary Period, including the Miocene and Pliocene Epochs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Neogene¹

1855–60; neo- + -gene ( -gen )

Example Sentences

The deposits of the central, or Lycaonian, plateau consist of freshwater marls and limestones of late Tertiary or Neogene age.

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