Limitations on the Miocene as a proxy for our future world. Sadly, the taxodonts will not grace our future world. The long-armed, horsey Chalicotheriidae, reminiscent of Bojack Horseman, ...

During the late Miocene epoch, about seven million years ago, large areas of the continents experienced drying, enhanced seasonality, and a restructuring of terrestrial plant and animal communities.

A new study reveals that vegetation shifts—triggered by global cooling and paleogeographic change—also accelerated major climate changes during the Late Miocene, creating a feedback loop.

More information: Zhiheng Li et al. A new Old World vulture from the late Miocene of China sheds light on Neogene shifts in the past diversity and distribution of the Gypaetinae, The Auk (2016 ...

Miocene period fossil forest of Wataria found in Japan. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 07 / 230721113246.htm ...

About 2,000 well-preserved fossils tell researchers about the Miocene, a little-understood but pivotal time period in Australia's natural history.

The undisclosed site, near the Sierra Nevada foothills, features possibly thousands of fossils, including specimens such as mastodons, giant camels and long-extinct plants.

An exquisitely preserved fossil forest from Japan provides missing links and helps reconstruct a whole Eurasia plant from the late Miocene epoch. Complete plant fossils are seldom found as a ...