The Geologic Timescale
The Messinian Epoch in relation to Today:
Eon
Era
Period
Epoch
Duration
(Millions of
Years Ago)
Hadean
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4567-3800
Archean
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3800-2500
Proterozoic
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---
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2500-542
Phanerozoic
Paleozoic
Cambrian
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542-488
Ordovician
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488-444
Silurian
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444-416
Devonian
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416-359
Carboniferous
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359-300
Permian
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300-251
Mesozoic
Triassic
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251-200
Jurassic
---
200-145
Cretaceous
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145-65.5
Cenozoic
Paleogene
Paleocene
65.5-55.8
Eocene
55.8-33.9
Oligocene
33.9-23.0
Miocene
23.0-5.33
Neogene
Pliocene
5.33-1.81
Pleistocene
1.81-0.01
Holocene
0.01-Present
Miocene Subdivisions:
Aquitanian (23.03-20.43 *MYA)
Burdgalian (20.43-15.97 MYA)
Langhian (15.97-13.65 MYA)
Serravallian (13.65-11.68 MYA)
Tortonian (11.608-7.246 MYA)
Messinian (7.246-5.332 MYA)
*MYA= Million Years Ago