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Ratha lives on the Earth of 20-25 million years ago, a period in prehistory called the Miocene.  It lasted from 25 MYA to 5MYA.  Climate change shaped the Earth in the time of the Named just as it is doing so now.  The period called the Oligocene  preceded the Miocene, and had a warm, wet climate that encouraged heavy forests.

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