Neogene Period: Quick Facts

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A geologic time scale chart details the Neogene period of the Cenozoic era, listing its epochs (Miocene and Pliocene) and stages with corresponding ages in millions of years ago, ranging from 23.03 to 2.58 million years ago.

A detailed geologic time scale chart displaying Earth's history from the Hadean Eon over 4.5 billion years ago to the present, organized by eons, eras, periods, epochs, and ages with color-coded columns and corresponding dates in millions of years.

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Miocene Epoch Pliocene Epoch Early Miocene Epoch Late Miocene Epoch Middle Miocene Epoch early Pliocene Epoch late Pliocene Epoch Cenozoic Era Tertiary Period Quaternary Paleogene Period Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum