pliocene

Speech parts

1. pliocene - Noun

2. pliocene - Adjective

3. Pliocene - Proper noun

Meaning

Of, pertaining to, or characterizing, the most recent division of the Tertiary age.

The Pliocene period or deposits.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Pliocene epoch cambrian pleistocene eocene quaternary cretaceous devonian jurassic miocene permian period age epoch carboniferous ordovician
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Anagrams

epiclone

Examples

Antarctica was ice-bound throughout the Pleistocene and the preceding Pliocene. Source: Internet

Antarctica was ice-bound throughout the Pleistocene as well as the preceding Pliocene. Source: Internet

Although there no records from the Miocene in the Atlantic, a re-examination of the North Carolina material indicated that the diversity of puffins in the early Pliocene was as great in the Atlantic as it is in the Pacific today. Source: Internet

During the Pliocene a pronounced, but uneven bulge occurred which especially affected the southern Black Forest, including the Feldberg. Source: Internet

"Cygnus verae sp. n. (Anseriformes: Anatidae) from the Early Pliocene of Sofia (Bulgaria)". Source: Internet

Flora The change to a cooler, dry, seasonal climate had considerable impacts on Pliocene vegetation, reducing tropical species worldwide. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Pliny the Younger Plinydom Plio-Pleistocene Pliocene epoch pliohippus pliomerid