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Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and mea ...

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in Yatağan,

Muğla Province Muğla Province ( tr, , ) is a province of Turkey, at the country's south-western corner, on the Aegean Sea. Its seat is Muğla, about inland, while some of Turkey's largest holiday resorts, such as Bodrum, Ölüdeniz, Marmaris and Fethiye, ...

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. It is well known for its pollen studies.

Vertebrate paleofauna

* '' Thalassictis montadai'' (Mammalia, Carnivora, Hyaenidae) * '' Proticititherium cingulatum'' (Mammalia, Carnovira, Hyaenidae) * '' Peruniinae'' (Mammalia, Carnivora, Mustelidae) * '' Miamachairodus'' (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae)

References

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