Pliocene - Wikipedia
WEBThe Pliocene (/ ˈ p l aɪ. ə s iː n, ˈ p l aɪ. oʊ-/ PLY-ə-seen, PLY-oh-; also Pleiocene) is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 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 ...
Pliocene Epoch | Climate, Geology & Geochronology | Britannica
WEBPliocene Epoch, second of two major worldwide divisions of the Neogene Period, spanning the interval from about 5.3 million to 2.6 million years ago. The Pliocene follows the Miocene Epoch (23 million to 5.3 million years ago) and is further subdivided into two ages and their corresponding rock stages: the Zanclean (5.3 million to 3.6 million ...
What the Pliocene epoch can teach us about future warming …
WEBNov 28, 2017 · It may not be a road map to the next 100 years, but the Pliocene is a rough guide to the high sea levels, vanishing ice and altered weather patterns that might arrive hundreds to thousands of...
Prehistoric Life During the Pliocene Epoch - ThoughtCo
WEBAug 8, 2019 · During the Pliocene, prehistoric life around the globe continued to adapt to the prevailing climatic cooling trend, with some notable local extinctions and disappearances. The Pliocene was the second epoch of the Neogene Period (23-2.6 million years ago), the first being the Miocene (23-5 million years ago); all of these periods and epochs were ...
The Pliocene Epoch - University of California Museum of …
WEBThe Pliocene Epoch. The picture below shows a modern herd of zebra grazing on an African savanna. Grazing mammals, such as the perissodactyls and artiodactyls diversified in the Miocene and Pliocene as grasslands and savanna spread across most continents. The Pliocene, 5.3 to 2.6 million years ago,* was a time of global cooling after the warmer ...
Pliocene climate - Wikipedia
WEBHowever, the global average temperature in the mid-Pliocene (3.3 Ma–3 Ma) was 2–3 °C higher than today, [2] global sea level 25 meters higher, [3] and the northern hemisphere ice sheet was ephemeral before the onset of extensive glaciation over Greenland that occurred in the late Pliocene around 3 Ma. [4]
Pliocene - Wikiwand
WEBThe Pliocene is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 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 …
Pliocene Epoch | Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 18, 2018 · Pli·o·cene / ˈplīəˌsēn / • adj. Geol. of, relating to, or denoting the last epoch of the Tertiary period, between the Miocene and Pleistocene epochs. ∎ [as n.] (the Pliocene) the Pliocene epoch or the system of rocks deposited during it. The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. views 1,990,004 updated May 21 2018.
Patterns and mechanisms of early Pliocene warmth | Nature
WEBApr 3, 2013 · Nature - The early Pliocene — a warm period between about 5 and 3 million years ago — is the most recent time when the Earth experienced CO2 levels similar to today's. Understanding...
The Pliocene marine megafauna extinction and its impact on ... - Nature
WEBJun 26, 2017 · The Pliocene marine megafauna extinction and its impact on functional diversity | Nature Ecology & Evolution. Article. Published: 26 June 2017. The Pliocene marine megafauna extinction and its...
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