PLIOCENE

Epoch from two to five million years ago

• About 5 million years ago

• Epoch from 10 to 2 million years ago

• Epoch when the landmasses of North and South America joined

• Last epoch of the Tertiary period

• Tertiary Period epoch

• More and larger mammals

• Cooling of climate

• From 2 million to 13 million years ago

• Growth of mountains