Earth Collections: Oligocene database
Oligocene fossils are quite thinly represented in the Museum's collections. This is due to a combination of factors - the Oligocene was a time of cooling climates and falling sea levels which reduced deposition and shelf habitats, and thus overall biomass and biodiversity - hence fewer fossils.
To search the Oligocene database please enter a search term in one or more fields and press submit.
How to use the databases
A guide to searching the databases
More about the database and collection
A description of the size and scope of the collection
Enquiries regarding the collections should be sent to: earth@oum.ox.ac.uk
