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Neogene

Period since 23 million years until present.
The primates and humanoids developed in the Neogene.

Period	Epoch	Stage	Age (in Milion years) *
	Holocene		0 - 0,0115
	Pleistocene	Weichselian	0,0115 - 0,11
		Eemian	0,11 - 0,15
		Saalian	0,15 - 0,38
		Holsteinian	0,38 - 0,40
		Elsterian	0,40 - 0,42
		Cromerian	0,42 - 0,85
		Bavelian	0,85 - 1,07
		Menapian	1,07 - 1,20
		Waalian	1,20 - 1,45
		Eburonian	1,45 - 1,81
	Pliocene	Gelasian	1,81 - 2,59
		Piacenzian	2,59 - 3,60
		Zanclian	3,60 - 5,33
	Miocene	Messinian	5,33 - 7,25
		Tortonian	7,25 - 11,61
		Serravallian	11,61 - 13,65
		Langhian	13,65 - 15,97
		Burdigalian	15,97 - 20,43
		Aquitanian	20,43 - 23,03

  * Age is rounded

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