This is called the Oligocene Epoch.
The Hettangian Epoch. The liassic epoch.
Mesohippus lived during the Oligocene epoch, around 33 to 24 million years ago.
The Oligocene Epoch lasted from about 33.9 million years ago to 23 million years ago, lasting approximately 10.9 million years. This epoch was part of the Paleogene Period in the Cenozoic Era.
Butterflies are believed to have evolved around 50-60 million years ago during the Paleocene epoch. Fossil evidence suggests that their rapid diversification and adaptation occurred during the Eocene epoch around 40-50 million years ago.
The Miocene epoch follows the Oligocene epoch in the geologic time scale. It lasted from about 23 million to 5 million years ago and was a period of cooling and drying climates.
During the time period 34-23 million years ago, the Earth was in the Oligocene epoch. This epoch was characterized by a cooling climate and the beginning of the formation of the Antarctic ice sheet. Mammals continued to diversify and evolve during this time.
The most recent epoch characterized by frequent cycles of glaciation is known as the Pleistocene Epoch. It began around 2.6 million years ago and ended approximately 11,700 years ago with the start of the Holocene Epoch.
Stegosaurus lived between 155 and 150 million years ago. That was during the Upper Jurassic epoch.
The first hominins appeared in the Miocene epoch, around 6 to 7 million years ago. These early hominins were more ape-like in appearance and behavior compared to modern humans.
The Pliocene epoch ended around 2.6 million years ago with the transition into the Pleistocene epoch due to the onset of significant global cooling and the development of vast ice sheets in the Northern Hemisphere. This period marked the beginning of the Ice Age.
There were about 20 magnetic field reversals that occurred in Gilbert's epoch, which spans from about 170 million years ago to 72 million years ago.
The oldest epoch in the Cenozoic era is the Paleocene epoch, which lasted from about 66 to 56 million years ago. It followed the extinction of the dinosaurs and saw the rise of mammals as the dominant land animals.