Neogene
Neogene
Hierarchy: | Phanerozoic Cenozoic Neogene |
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Classification: | Period (as per International Commission on Stratigraphy) |
Top: | 2.588 Ma |
Base: | 23.03 Ma |
Preceeds: | Quaternary Pleistocene Gelasian |
Follows: | Paleogene Oligocene Chattian |
Primary Divisions: | PlioceneMiocene |
FGDC code: | N |
Geologic Events
Event Name | Type | Age | Area |
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Kara-Kul impact (concludes) | Impact Event | ~5 Ma | Tajikistan |
Andean orogeny (ongoing) | Orogeny | Maximum Age: 200 Ma | South America |
Overview of geological time
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