Miocene

Rank	epoch· Paleobiology Database
Base	23 Ma· Paleobiology Database
Top	5.33 Ma· Paleobiology Database
Duration	17.7 Myr· Paleobiology Database
Chart	ICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2023/09 (ages from Macrostrat/PBDB interval tables)

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PBDB: 35
ICS chart (stratigraphy.org)
Wikipedia: Miocene

Cite this article

Stratum Study. "Miocene" (Time interval). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19. https://stratum.black/study/time/miocene. Accessed 2026-09-20.

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@misc{stratum-miocene,
  title        = {Miocene},
  author       = {{Stratum Study}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/study/time/miocene}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Time interval article, Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19; sources: stratum, pbdb. Accessed 2026-09-20.}
}

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