Neogene

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chronostratigraphic unit geologic period

The Neogene is a geologic period of the Cenozoic Era characterized by significant climatic cooling, the diversification of mammals and birds, and the emergence and evolution of early hominins.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Neogene canonical	21
Neogene Period	9
Neogene period	5
Miocene	1
Miocene Epoch	1
Neogene System	1
Neogene–Quaternary	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chronostratigraphic unit ⓘ geologic period ⓘ
characterizedBy	continued breakup and rearrangement of continents ⓘ development of Antarctic ice sheets ⓘ diversification of birds ⓘ diversification of mammals ⓘ evolution of early hominins ⓘ expansion of grasslands ⓘ global climatic cooling ⓘ increasing aridity in many regions ⓘ modern-style ocean circulation patterns ⓘ onset and strengthening of Northern Hemisphere glaciation toward its end ⓘ
contains	Miocene ⓘ Pliocene epoch ⓘ surface form: Pliocene
definedBy	International Commission on Stratigraphy ⓘ
endTime	approximately 2.58 million years ago ⓘ
followedBy	Quaternary ⓘ
follows	Paleogene ⓘ
hasLowerBoundaryDefinedBy	base of the Miocene ⓘ
hasMajorEvent	Mediterranean Sea desiccation and reflooding ⓘ Messinian Salinity Crisis (late Miocene) ⓘ appearance of the genus Homo near its end ⓘ closure of the Tethys Ocean remnants ⓘ development of modern marine plankton communities ⓘ evolution and diversification of apes ⓘ formation of the Isthmus of Panama (late Neogene) ⓘ intensification of the Gulf Stream ⓘ major faunal exchanges between continents ⓘ modernization of terrestrial plant communities ⓘ progressive closure of the Central American Seaway ⓘ radiation of grazing mammals ⓘ spread of C4 grasses ⓘ uplift of the Andes (continuing) ⓘ uplift of the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau (continuing) ⓘ
hasStratotype	Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point for its base ⓘ
hasUpperBoundaryDefinedBy	base of the Pleistocene ⓘ
locationOfTypeSection	Lemme-Carrosio section, Italy (Miocene GSSP) ⓘ
partOf	Cenozoic ⓘ surface form: Cenozoic Era Cenozoic thermal and climatic evolution ⓘ Phanerozoic Eon ⓘ
precededBy	Paleogene climatic optimums ⓘ
startTime	approximately 23.03 million years ago ⓘ
subdividedInto	Early Miocene ⓘ Pliocene epoch ⓘ surface form: Early Pliocene Late Miocene ⓘ Pliocene epoch ⓘ surface form: Late Pliocene Middle Miocene ⓘ
timeSpan	Miocene and Pliocene epochs ⓘ
usedIn	geologic time scale ⓘ

Referenced by (39)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Paleogene → precedes → Neogene ⓘ

Phanerozoic Eon → contains → Neogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Neogene Period

Columbia Plateau → geologicAge → Neogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Miocene

Glyptostrobus → geologicalTimeRange → Neogene ⓘ

Cenozoic → subdividedInto → Neogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Neogene Period

Cenozoic → contains → Neogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Miocene Epoch

Great American Biotic Interchange between North and South America → tookPlaceIn → Neogene ⓘ

subject surface form: Great American Biotic Interchange

Quaternary period → follows → Neogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Neogene period

International Chronostratigraphic Chart → includes → Neogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Neogene Period

Aquitaine Basin → containsStratigraphy → Neogene ⓘ

Andean orogeny → continuedDuring → Neogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Neogene period

Paris Basin → containsRockUnitsFrom → Neogene ⓘ

Reduncinae → firstAppearance → Neogene ⓘ

Cenozoic glaciations → occursDuring → Neogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Neogene Period

Lesvos Petrified Forest Geopark → geologicalAge → Neogene ⓘ

Cordilleran orogeny → continuedInto → Neogene ⓘ

Alboran–Balearic Basin → geologicalAge → Neogene ⓘ

Palorchestes → geologicTimeRange → Neogene ⓘ

GABI → tookPlaceDuring → Neogene ⓘ

Banda Basin → formedDuring → Neogene ⓘ

Protoceratidae → temporalRange → Neogene ⓘ

Tertiary period → contains → Neogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Neogene period

Tertiary period → replacedBy → Neogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Neogene period

Messinian Salinity Crisis (late Miocene) → partOf → Neogene ⓘ

subject surface form: Messinian Salinity Crisis

this entity surface form: Neogene period

Lemme-Carrosio section, Italy (Miocene GSSP) → belongsToSystem → Neogene ⓘ

subject surface form: Lemme-Carrosio section

this entity surface form: Neogene System

Early Miocene → partOf → Neogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Neogene Period

Early Miocene → belongsToPeriod → Neogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Neogene Period

Middle Miocene → partOf → Neogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Neogene Period

Miocene → partOf → Neogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Neogene Period

Late Miocene → memberOf → Neogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Neogene Period

Melendiz Mountains → geologicalPeriod → Neogene ⓘ

Central Andean ignimbrite province → hasGeologicalAge → Neogene ⓘ

Apennine volcanic arc → geologicalAge → Neogene ⓘ

Aegean back-arc extension → geologicalPeriod → Neogene ⓘ

Mount Terror → geologicalAge → Neogene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Neogene–Quaternary

Transverse Ranges orogeny → activeDuring → Neogene ⓘ

Lothagam → hasGeologicalAge → Neogene ⓘ

Sokolov Basin → geologicalAge → Neogene ⓘ