Pliocene - Wikipedia 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
Pliocene climate | U. S. Geological Survey - USGS. gov The Pliocene Epoch, 5 3 Ma to 1 8 Ma, was a time when paleoclimate conditions ranged from very warm, equable climates (on a global scale), rhythmically varying every 40,000 years, to high-amplitude glacial-interglacial cycles that led to the “Ice Ages” of the Pleistocene
The Pliocene Epoch The Pliocene, 5 3 to 2 6 million years ago,* was a time of global cooling after the warmer Miocene The cooling and drying of the global environment may have contributed to the enormous spread of grasslands and savannas during this time
Pleistocene - Wikipedia Charles Lyell introduced the term "Pleistocene" in 1839 to describe strata in Sicily that had at least 70% of their molluscan fauna still living today This distinguished it from the older Pliocene Epoch, which Lyell had originally thought to be the youngest fossil rock layer
The Pliocene Epoch - University of California Museum of Paleontology The Pliocene was a time of global cooling after the warmer Miocene The cooling and drying of the global environment may have contributed to the enormous spread of grasslands and savannas during this time
Pliocene Epoch: A World Before the Ice Ages - Biology Insights The Pliocene Epoch is a division of the geologic timescale that extends from 5 33 to 2 58 million years ago It is the second and most recent epoch of the Neogene Period, following the Miocene and preceding the Pleistocene
Pleistocene Epoch - Ice Age, Climate Change, Extinctions | Britannica Environments during the Pleistocene were dynamic and underwent dramatic change in response to cycles of climatic change and the development of large ice sheets Essentially all regions of Earth were influenced by these climatic events, but the magnitude and direction of environmental change varied from place to place
Prehistoric Life During the Pliocene Epoch - ThoughtCo During the Pliocene epoch, Earth's climate continued to cool, with significant geographic changes The land bridges of the Pliocene allowed animals to migrate, causing competition and extinctions Some familiar megafauna, like the Woolly Mammoth and Smilodon, appeared during the Pliocene epoch