Miocene animals

Daeodon shoshonensis | 2023-07-24

The Miocene is a geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about 23.03 to 5.333 million years ago (Ma). In corresponds to the Miocene series in stratigraphy. The Miocene was named by Sir Charles Lyell. Its name means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern sea invertebrates than the Pliocene. The Miocene follows the Oligocene Epoch and is followed by the Pliocene Epoch. The Miocene is the first epoch of the Neogene Period. The earth went from the Oligocene Epoch through…

Gomphotherium angustidens. Miocene. Europe. Height - 3 m, length - 5 m, weight - 3 t

Barinasuchus is an extinct genus and species of large, sebecid crocodylomorph reptile. This animal was one of the largest terrestrial predators since the K-Pg extinction. Its fossils have been found in middle Eocene-age rocks of the Divisadero Largo Formation of Argentina; as well as the middle Miocene-age rocks of the Ipururo Formation of Peru, and middle Miocene-age rocks of the Parángula Formation of Venezuela. It name means "the Barinas crocodile" in reference to where the type material…

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Argentavis magnificens, a species of teratornithid bird from Miocene Argentina. With an estimated wingspan between 5.5 and 6.5 m. this was one of the largest birds ever. It stood about 1.5 m. tall.

Three small extinct ancestors of the pronghorn antelope from the Miocene grasslands of North America.

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