Topic summary
Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum
The Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum (MMCO), sometimes referred to as the Middle Miocene Thermal Maximum (MMTM), or Miocene Climatic Optimum (MCO) was an interval between around 17 and 14 million years ago, during Miocene Epoch when the climate was approximately 3 °C warmer than today.