Chapadmalalan
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The Chapadmalalan age is a period of geologic time (4.0—3.0 Ma) within the Pliocene
epoch of the Neogene
used more specifically with South American Land Mammal Ages. It follows the Montehermosan
and precedes the Uquian
age.
Pliocene
The Pliocene Epoch is the period in the geologic timescale that extends from 5.332 million to 2.588 million years before present. It is the second and youngest epoch of the Neogene Period in the Cenozoic Era. The Pliocene follows the Miocene Epoch and is followed by the Pleistocene Epoch...
epoch of the Neogene
Neogene
The Neogene is a geologic period and system in the International Commission on Stratigraphy Geologic Timescale starting 23.03 ± 0.05 million years ago and ending 2.588 million years ago...
used more specifically with South American Land Mammal Ages. It follows the Montehermosan
Montehermosan
The Montehermosan age is a period of geologic time within the Miocene epoch of the Neogene used more specifically with South American Land Mammal Ages. It follows the Huayquerian and precedes the Chapadmalalan age....
and precedes the Uquian
Uquian
The Uquian age is a period of geologic time within the Pliocene epoch of the Neogene used more specifically with South American Land Mammal Ages. It follows the Montehermosan and precedes the Ensenadan age....
age.