Middle Miocene

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The Middle Miocene is a sub-epoch of the Miocene Epoch made up of two stages: the Langhian and Serravallian stages.

The sub-epoch lasted from 15.97 ± 0.05 mya to 11.608 ± 0.005 Mya (million years ago). During this period, a sharp drop in global temperatures took place. This event is known as the Middle Miocene Climate Transition.

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Neogene period
Miocene Pliocene Pleistocene Holocene
Aquitanian | Burdigalian
Langhian | Serravallian
Tortonian | Messinian		 Zanclean | Piacenzian
(Gelasian)		 Gelasian | Early
Middle | Late		 Boreal | Atlantic
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