Tertiary division (7)

I believe the answer is:

miocene

(Other definitions for miocene that I've seen before include "Geological period" , "When apes first appear" , "distant epoch" , "Epoch when apes appeared; mice eon (anagram)" , "Certain strata" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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