The Messinian period is the last part of the Miocene epoch. It is named after the Messinian evaporite deposit, which was named after Messina in Sicily. The Miocene epoch is a period of time that extends from about 23 to 5. ... The word epoch can mean either an interval of time, or a particular point in time used as a reference point. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Messinian evaporite deposit is a geological deposit of evaporites which was found on Sicily and named after the city of Messina. ... Messina, Italy Strait of Messina, Italy. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 sq. ...

The Tertiary period was previously one of the major divisions of the geologic timescale, from the end of the Cretaceous period about 65. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Quaternary Period is the geologic time period from the end of the Pliocene Epoch roughly 1. ... Neogene Period: A unit of geologic time consisting of the Miocene and Pliocene Epochs. ... The Miocene epoch is a period of time that extends from about 23 to 5. ... The Pliocene epoch (a. ... The Pleistocene Epoch is part of the geologic timescale, usually dated as 1. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Holocene Epoch is a geologic period that extends from the present back about 10,000 radiocarbon years. ... Jump to: navigation, search In the geologic timescale, the Aquitanian is the stage of the Miocene Epoch that is comprehended between 23 million 30 thousand and 20 million 430 thousand years ago, approximatedly. ... Jump to: navigation, search In the geologic timescale, the Burdigalian is the age of the Miocene epoch of the Neogene period of the Cenozoic era of the Phanerozoic eon that is between 20. ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Lower Pleistocene or Early Pleistocene is the earlier part of the Pleistocene Epoch from the beginning at about 1. ... Jump to: navigation, search Millions of Years Categories: Graphical timelines | Geology stubs ... Jump to: navigation, search Millions of Years Categories: Graphical timelines | Geology stubs ... In the geologic timescale, Piacenziano is an ICS stage, part of the Pliocene epoch of the Neogene period. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Jump to: navigation, search Millions of Years Categories: Graphical timelines | Geology stubs ... Jump to: navigation, search In the geologic timescale, Gelasian is an ICS stage, part of the Pliocene epoch of the Neogene period. ... The Upper Pleistocene or Late Pleistocene is the final part of the Pleistocene Epoch from about 125,000 YA to the conventional end of the Ice Age at about 10,000 YA. Categories: Geology stubs | Pleistocene ... The Cenozoic Era (sometimes still Caenozoic in the United Kingdom) is the most recent of the four Categories: Cenozoic ... Palaeogene (alternatively Paleogene) period is a unit of geologic time that began 65 and ended 23 million years ago. ... Neogene Period: A unit of geologic time consisting of the Miocene and Pliocene Epochs. ...