Miocene
geo:time:epoch:mioceneMiocene Epoch (23.03–5.33 Ma): great apes diversify; kelp forests appear; C4 grasses spread; Tethys Sea dries (Messinian salinity crisis); African-Eurasian land bridge.
Miocene Epoch (23.03–5.33 Ma): great apes diversify; kelp forests appear; C4 grasses spread; Tethys Sea dries (Messinian salinity crisis); African-Eurasian land bridge.