Pliocene

Rank	epoch· Paleobiology Database
Base	5.33 Ma· Paleobiology Database
Top	2.58 Ma· Paleobiology Database
Duration	2.75 Myr· Paleobiology Database
Chart	ICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2023/09 (ages from Macrostrat/PBDB interval tables)

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PBDB: 34
ICS chart (stratigraphy.org)
Wikipedia: Pliocene

Cite this article

Stratum Study. "Pliocene" (Time interval). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19. https://stratum.black/study/time/pliocene. Accessed 2026-09-20.

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@misc{stratum-pliocene,
  title        = {Pliocene},
  author       = {{Stratum Study}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/study/time/pliocene}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Time interval article, Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19; sources: stratum, pbdb. Accessed 2026-09-20.}
}

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