Neogene
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.
the Neogene Period or System.
Origin of Neogene
1- Also Neocene.
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How to use Neogene in a sentence
The deposits of the central, or Lycaonian, plateau consist of freshwater marls and limestones of late Tertiary or Neogene age.
British Dictionary definitions for Neogene
/ (ˈniːəˌdʒiːn) /
of, denoting, or formed during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs
the Neogene the Neogene period or system
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Scientific definitions for Neogene
[ nē′ō-jēn′ ]
The youngest of two subdivisions of the Tertiary Period, including the Miocene and Pliocene Epochs.
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