Early  Miocene   Time: 23.7 to 16 mya Duration: 7.7 million years   Hundreds of small, thin coal deposits were formed during this time period in western North America. Their widespread occurrence suggests that intermittent swampy conditions existed throughout middle and early late Miocene time (23.7 to 16 million years ago). These very young coals are not commercial.

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