Zanclean

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Zanclean

In the geologic time scale

Geologic time scale

File:Geologic clock.jpgThe geologic time scale is a chronology schema relating stratigraphy to time that is used by geologys and other earth sciences scientists to describe the timing and relationships between events that have occurred during the history of the Earth....
, the (also known as Tabianian, Dacian) is the lowest stage of the Pliocene epoch (geology). It spans the time between 5.332 ± 0.005 Ma

Annum

Annum is one form of the Latin noun meaning year, not a form normally used for derivatives in modern languages: the accusative case Grammatical number of the second declension grammatical gender noun annus , anni ....
and 3.6 ± 0.005 Ma (million years ago). It is preceded by the Messinian

Messinian

Messinian is the last age of the Miocene epoch . It spans the time between 7.246 ? 0.005 annum and 5.332 ? 0.005 Ma . It is named after the Messinian evaporite deposit, which was named after Messina in Sicily....
stage of the Miocene

Miocene

The Miocene is a Geologic time scale of the Neogene period and extends from about 23.03 to 5.33 million years before the present. As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the start and end are well identified but the exact dates of the start and end of the period are uncertain....
epoch, and followed by the Piacenzian

Piacenzian

Piacenzian is a age of the Pliocene epoch . It spans the time between 3.6 ? 0.005 annum and 2.588 ? 0.005 Ma .It is usually referred to as the Early Late Pliocene, and sometimes, unofficially, as the Middle Pliocene....
stage of the Late Pliocene.

Generally in North America, the Zanclean corresponds to late Hemphillian to mid-Blancan

Blancan

The Blancan North American Stage on the geologic timescale is the North American faunal stage according to the North American Land Mammal Ages chronology , typically set from 4,750,000 to 1,808,000 years Before Present....
stages.