| System/ Period | Series/ Epoch | Stage/ Age | Age (Ma) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary | Pleistocene | Gelasian | younger | |
| Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | 2.58 | 3.600 |
| Zanclean | 3.600 | 5.333 | ||
| Miocene | Messinian | 5.333 | 7.246 | |
| Tortonian | 7.246 | 11.63 | ||
| Serravallian | 11.63 | 13.82 | ||
| Langhian | 13.82 | 15.97 | ||
| Burdigalian | 15.97 | 20.44 | ||
| Aquitanian | 20.44 | 23.03 | ||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | older | |
| Subdivision of the Neogene Period according to theICS, as of 2017[1] | ||||
TheLate Miocene (also known asUpper Miocene) is a sub-epoch of theMiocene epoch made up of twostages: theTortonian andMessinian. It lasted from 11.63 Ma (million years ago) to 5.333 Ma.
Thegibbons (family Hylobatidae) andorangutans (genusPongo) were the first groups to split from the line leading to thehominins, includinghumans, thengorillas (genusGorilla), and finallychimpanzees andbonobos (genusPan). The splitting date between hominin and chimpanzee lineages is placed by some between 4 and 8 million years ago, that is, during the Late Miocene.[2][3][4][5]
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