The Late Miocene (also known as Upper Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the Miocene Epoch made up of two stages. The Tortonian and Messinian stages comprise the Late Miocene sub-epoch.
The sub-epoch lasted from 11.608 ± 0.005 Ma (million years ago) to 5.332 ± 0.005 Ma.
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| Miocene | Pliocene | ||
Langhian | Serravallian Tortonian | Messinian |
Zanclean | Piacenzian | ||
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