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5.3 – 2.6 MA

Epoch · Neogene

Pliocene

5.33–2.58 Ma

The Pliocene is an epoch within the Neogene, spanning roughly 5.33 to 2.58 million years ago.

Rankepoch· Paleobiology Database
Base5.33 Ma· Paleobiology Database
Top2.58 Ma· Paleobiology Database
Duration2.75 Myr· Paleobiology Database
ChartICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2023/09 (ages from Macrostrat/PBDB interval tables)

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Stratum Strata. "Pliocene" (Time interval). Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/strata/time/pliocene. Accessed 2026-09-21.

BibTeX · CSL-JSON

@misc{stratum-pliocene,
  title        = {Pliocene},
  author       = {{Stratum Strata}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/strata/time/pliocene}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Time interval article, Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21; sources: stratum, pbdb. Accessed 2026-09-21.}
}

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