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  1. Neogene - Wikipedia

    The Neogene (/ ˈniː.ədʒiːn / NEE-ə-jeen[6][7]) is a geologic period and system that spans 20.45 million years from the end of the Paleogene Period 23.04 Ma (million years ago) to the beginning of the …

  2. Neogene Period | Timeline & Facts | Britannica

    Neogene Period, the second of three divisions of the Cenozoic Era. The Neogene Period encompasses the interval between 23 million and 2.6 million years ago and includes the Miocene and the Pliocene …

  3. Neogene Period | Natural History Museum

    The Neogene* encompasses two epochs, beginning with the Miocene (23.03-5.33 Mya) and followed by the Pliocene (5.33-2.58 Mya). The Pleistocene (also known as the "Ice age"), occurred 2.58 mya and …

  4. The Neogene Period: Animals, Facts, and Major Events

    Oct 8, 2022 · The Neogene period follows the Paleogene Period in the Cenozoic Era. It has the Miocene and the Pliocene epochs. The Neogene period lasted for almost 20 million years. The evolution of …

  5. Neogene Period—23.0 to 2.58 MYA - U.S. National Park Service

    Apr 27, 2023 · Neogene sedimentary formations are often poorly lithified, because they are young and generally have not been deeply buried. The Neogene Period is divided into two epochs: the Miocene …

  6. What is the Neogene Period? (with pictures) - AllTheScience

    May 21, 2024 · What is the Neogene Period? The Neogene is the eleventh and most recent period of complex life on Earth. It began 23 million years ago and continues to the present.

  7. Neogene Period - National Geographic

    Learn about the time period that took place 23 to 2.6 million years ago. From afar, Earth looked much as it does today when the Neogene period began. But looks are deceiving. Mountains rose,...

  8. What Happened During the Neogene Period? - Biology Insights

    Aug 23, 2025 · Scientists divide the Neogene into two epochs: the Miocene (23.03 Ma to 5.33 Ma) and the Pliocene (5.33 Ma to 2.58 Ma). This timeframe was characterized by global transformations in …

  9. Neogene - New World Encyclopedia

    The Neogene period is a unit of the geologic time scale starting 23.03 ± 0.05 million years ago (mya). It is the second of two periods that mark our current era, the Cenozoic, beginning at the end of the …

  10. GEOL 102 The Cenozoic Era: The Neogene Period - UMD

    Jan 16, 2025 · With spread of grasslands in early Neogene (or late Paleogene in South America) comes shift from browsing to grazing among some groups of ungulates; perhaps also origin of pack hunting …