Pliocene

System/ Period
Series/ Epoch
Stage/ Age
Age (Ma)
Age (Ma)
Quaternary
Pleistocene
Gelasian
younger
younger
Neogene
Pliocene
Piacenzian
2.58
3.600
Neogene
Pliocene
Zanclean
3.600
5.333
Neogene
Miocene
Messinian
5.333
7.246
Neogene
Miocene
Tortonian
7.246
11.63
Neogene
Miocene
Serravallian
11.63
13.82
Neogene
Miocene
Langhian
13.82
15.97
Neogene
Miocene
Burdigalian
15.97
20.44
Neogene
Miocene
Aquitanian
20.44
23.03
Paleogene
Oligocene
Chattian
older
older
Subdivision of the Neogene Period according to the ICS, as of 2017.
Subdivision of the Neogene Period according to the ICS, as of 2017.
Subdivision of the Neogene Period according to the ICS, as of 2017.
Subdivision of the Neogene Period according to the ICS, as of 2017.
Subdivision of the Neogene Period according to the ICS, as of 2017.

Question: When was the Pliocene Epoch?
Answer: The Pliocene Epoch extends from 5.333 million to 2.58 million years.