Pliocene
The Pliocene ( PLY-ə-seen, PLY-oh-; also Pleiocene) is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.33 to 2.58 million years ago (Ma). It is the second and most recent epoch of the Neogene Period in the Cenozoic Era. The Pliocene follows the Miocene Epoch and is followed by the Pleistocene Epoch.
Extends: Pliocene, [Geological epochs](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Geological epochs), [Neogene geochronology](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Neogene geochronology)
Properties
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Text | Pliocene |
| Color | Text | Pliocene |
| [Time Start](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Time Start) | Text | 5.333 |
| [Time Start Uncertainty](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Time Start Uncertainty) | Text | 0.08 |
| [Time End](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Time End) | Text | 2.58 |
| [Time End Uncertainty](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Time End Uncertainty) | Text | 0.04 |
| [Image Map](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Image Map) | Text | Mollweide Paleographic Map of Earth, 5 Ma (Zanclean Age).png |
| [Caption Map](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Caption Map) | Text | A map of Earth as it appeared 5 million years ago during the Pliocene Epoch, Zanclean Age |
| Timeline | Text | Neogene |
| [Name Formality](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Name Formality) | Text | Formal |
| [Celestial Body](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Celestial Body) | Text | earth |
| Usage | Text | ICS |
| [Timescales Used](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Timescales Used) | Text | ICS Time Scale |
| [Chrono Unit](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Chrono Unit) | Text | Epoch |
| [Strat Unit](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Strat Unit) | Text | Series |
| [Timespan Formality](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Timespan Formality) | Text | Formal |
| [Lower Boundary Def](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Lower Boundary Def) | Text | Base of the Thvera magnetic event (C3n.4n), which is only 96 ka (5 precession cycles) younger than the GSSP |
| [Lower Gssp Location](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Lower Gssp Location) | Text | Heraclea Minoa, Cattolica Eraclea, Sicily, Italy |
| [Lower Gssp Coords](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Lower Gssp Coords) | Text | 37.3917°N, 13.2806°W |
| [Lower Gssp Accept Date](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Lower Gssp Accept Date) | Text | 2000 |
| [Upper Boundary Def](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Upper Boundary Def) | Text | Haptophytes, Discoaster pentaradiatus, Discoaster surculus |
| [Upper Gssp Location](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Upper Gssp Location) | Text | Gela |
| [Upper Gssp Coords](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Upper Gssp Coords) | Text | 37.1469°N, 14.2035°W |
| [Upper Gssp Accept Date](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Upper Gssp Accept Date) | Text | 2009 (as base of Quaternary and Pleistocene) |