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Page 521
... Miocene Epoch of the Tertiary Period and precedes the Pleis- tocene Epoch of the Quaternary Period . The Pliocene is also subdivided into two ages and their corresponding rock stages - namely , the Zanclean and the Piacenzian . Pliocene ...
... Miocene Epoch of the Tertiary Period and precedes the Pleis- tocene Epoch of the Quaternary Period . The Pliocene is also subdivided into two ages and their corresponding rock stages - namely , the Zanclean and the Piacenzian . Pliocene ...
Page 522
... Miocene Epoch . The teeth in Pliohippus are more ad- Pliohippus leidyanus By courtesy of the American Museum of Natural History , New York vanced than are those in earlier forms and tend toward the dentition of modern horses : tall ...
... Miocene Epoch . The teeth in Pliohippus are more ad- Pliohippus leidyanus By courtesy of the American Museum of Natural History , New York vanced than are those in earlier forms and tend toward the dentition of modern horses : tall ...
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... Miocene rocks and time on the Pacific coast of North America ( the Miocene epoch began 23.7 mil- lion years ago and ended 5.3 million years ago ) . The Relizian Stage , which overlies the Saucesian Stage and precedes the Luisian Stage ...
... Miocene rocks and time on the Pacific coast of North America ( the Miocene epoch began 23.7 mil- lion years ago and ended 5.3 million years ago ) . The Relizian Stage , which overlies the Saucesian Stage and precedes the Luisian Stage ...
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