Aquitanian Stage
The Aquitanian Stage (23.0-20.4 Ma) is the first age in the Miocene epoch, occurring before the Burdigalian and after the Chattian (Oligocene)
Geologic Age
Geologic Age
23.03–20.44 million years ago
Eon / Era / Period / Epoch
Eon / Era / Period / Epoch
What happened during this time?
What happened during this time?
An age that is dry and noted for cooling
The alternate-leaved dogwood (Cornus alternifolia) split from its closest relatives in eastern Asia around 22 million years ago.
