Upper Pliocene

GPTKB entity

Statements (16)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Piacenzian
gptkbp:characterizedBy expansion of grasslands
cooling climate
evolution of hominins
gptkbp:contains Gelasian age
Piacenzian age
gptkbp:endDate 2.58 million years ago
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Zanclean
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Upper Pliocene
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Pliocene
gptkb:Neogene
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Pleistocene
gptkbp:startDate 3.6 million years ago
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Piacenzian
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7