Messinian
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Messinian is the last stage of the Miocene epoch. It spans the time between 7.246 ± 0.005 Ma and 5.332 ± 0.005 Ma (million years ago). It is named after the Messinian evaporite deposit, which was named after Messina in Sicily.
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| Neogene period | |
|---|---|
| Miocene | Pliocene |
| Aquitanian | Burdigalian | Langhian Serravallian | Tortonian | Messinian | Zanclean | Piacenzian → Quaternary |
