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WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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The uppermost epoch of the Neogene period is
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the Pliocene epoch
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the Pleistocen epoch
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the Miocene epoch
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the Oligocene epoch
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Neogene* encompasses two epochs, beginning with the Miocene (23.03-5.33 Mya) and followed by the Pliocene (5.33-2.58 Mya). The Pleistocene (also known as the “Ice age"), occurred 2.58 mya and ended 11.7000 years ago.
Detailed explanation-2: -Though a relatively short epoch, tremendous events occurred during the Pliocene, such as the development of ice caps, the drying of the Mediterranean, and the joining of the Americas. Biogeographically, this epoch is characterized by the dramatic modernization of mammals.
Detailed explanation-3: -Plio-Pleistocene (5.3 MYA – 11, 700 years BCE) The Pliocene spans the interval 5.3-2.6 MYA and the Pleistocene 2.6-0.01 MYA.
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