PLIOCENE

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MIOCENE
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OBLIGOCENE
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PALEOCENE
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TERTIARY
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HOLOCENE
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PLEISTOCENE
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 PLIOCENE
The Pliocene is the epoch in the geologic
time scale that extends 5.333 million to 2.58 million years ago. It is
the second and most recent epoch of the Neogene Period in the
Cenozoic Era. The Pliocene follows the Miocene Epoch and is
followed by the Pleistocene Epoch.

MIOCENE
The Miocene Epoch, 23.03 to 5.3 million years ago,*
was a time of warmer global climates than those in the preceeding
Oligocene or the following Pliocene and it's notable in
that two major ecosystems made their first appearances:
kelp forests and grassland.

OBLIGOCENE
Oligocene Epoch (33.9 - 23 MYA)
Open plains and deserts became more
common and grasslands began to spread.
A vast inland sea that had once separated Europe
and Asia dried up and increased ease of movement of
animals meant that the faunas of the two continents became very similar.

PALEOCENE
Also known as: Palaeocene Epoch. Paleocene Epoch,
first major worldwide division of rocks and time of the Paleogene Period,
spanning the interval between 66 million and 56
million years ago. The Paleocene Epoch was preceded
by the Cretaceous Period and was
followed by the Eocene epoch.

HOLOCENE
Holocene Epoch (11,700 years ago – present day)
The Holocene is a brief flash of time compared to
previous epochs and is, in reality, just an interglacial
l period of the current ice age. All of recorded human
history has occurred entirely within the Holocene.
The Holocene is an unfinished chapter of the Cenozoic.

PLEISTOCENE
A dramatic “event” of this time period was the
last “Ice Age.” The Pleistocene Epoch also was the
last time that a great diversity of mammals lived in
North America, including mammoths, mastodons,
giant sloths, several llama-like camels, and tapirs.
And it was the last epoch native horses lived in
North America.