Ensenadan
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The Ensenadan age is a period of geologic time (1.2—0.8 Ma) within the Early Pleistocene
epoch of the Neogene
used more specifically with South American Land Mammal Ages. It follows the Uquian
and precedes the Lujanian
age.
Early Pleistocene
Calabrian is a subdivision of the Pleistocene Epoch of the Geologic time scale. ~1.8 Ma.—781,000 years ago ± 5,000 years, a period of ~.The end of the stage is defined by the last magnetic pole reversal and plunge in to an ice age and global drying possibly colder and drier than the late Miocene ...
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 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....
and precedes the Lujanian
Lujanian
The Lujanian age is a period of geologic time within the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs of the Neogene used more specifically with South American Land Mammal Ages...
age.