5.333 - 3.1 Ma

The definition of this interval in the timescale European Faunal Units is taken from the following source:

• F. F. Steininger, W. A. Berggren, D. V. Kent, R. L. Bernor, S. Sen and J. Agusti. 1996. Circum-Mediterranean Neogene (Miocene and Pliocene) marine-continental chronologic correlations of European mammal units. The Evolution of Western Eurasian Neogene Mammal Faunas (eds. R. L. Bernor, V. Fahlbusch, and H.-W. Mittmann) view

The top age has been interpolated based on the differences between the ages for international timescale boundaries quoted in the source and the currently accepted ages for those boundaries.

There are intervals in 8 timescales which overlap this one. show

• International Chronostratigraphic Timescale: Piacenzian age, Pliocene epoch, Zanclean age
• Cenozoic Subepochs: Late Pliocene subepoch, Early Pliocene subepoch
• European Faunal Zones: MN 14 zone, MN 15 zone, MN 13 zone, MN 16 zone
• Neogene Mammal Ages of China: Baodean age, Yushean age
• North American Land Mammal Ages: Blancan age, Hemphillian age
• North American Mammal Subages/Zones: late Early Hemphillian subage, early Early Hemphillian subage, Senecan subage, Late Hemphillian subage, Rexroadian subage
• South American Land Mammal Ages: Montehermosan age, Huayquerian age, Chapadmalalan age
• Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand: Waipipian age, Opoitian age, Wanganui epoch

This interval is used in the definition of 78 collections

A total of 2716 collections with 27209 occurrences lie within this time span