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During the Neogene period (23 to 2.58 million years ago), many new species of animals and plants evolved, and the climate began to cool. Here are some of the notable animals and plants from this period:
Animals:
Mammals:
Elephants: Early species like Mammuthus (mammoths).
Horses: Early species such as Equus, the modern horse, evolved during this period.
Big Cats: Panthera leo (early lions) and other large cats like saber-toothed cats.
Giraffes: Early versions like Giraffokeryx.
Cattle and Bison: Ancestors of modern bison and cattle.
Primates: Early humans and their ancestors began to evolve.
Marine Life:
Whales: Modern baleen and toothed whales evolved during this period.
Sharks: Many species of sharks similar to today's sharks appeared.
Seals and Sea Lions: Early seals and sea lions began to evolve.
Birds: The period saw the emergence of many modern bird groups, including Flightless Birds and early raptors.
Reptiles: Crocodiles, turtles, and large lizards continued to thrive.
Plants:
Grasses: The cooling climate led to the spread of grasslands, with grasses becoming widespread and important for herbivores.
Flowering Plants: Many modern flowering plants diversified during this time, including trees like oaks, maples, and willows.
Conifers: Trees like pines, spruces, and firs continued to dominate in cooler climates.
Tropical Plants: Rainforests with plants like palms, ferns, and flowering trees remained in warmer regions.
The Neogene period was a time of significant evolution and climatic change, setting the stage for many modern ecosystems.
What else can I help you with?
What animals and plants lived in the quaternary period?
Animals such as PROCOPTODON,DIPROTODON,TOXODON,MAMMUTHUS,DEINOTHERIUM,COELODONTA lived in the quaternary period.Plants such as BIRCH,SWEETGUM lived in the quaternary period, as well as the plants and animals you see around you.
Where did plants and animals live during the Cretaceous period?
The plants lived around and among the inland sea
What plants lived at the time the t rex did?
Yes, during the Cretaceous period hundreds of species other than tyrannosaurus rex lived and thrived.
Which lived on land first plants or animals?
plants so the animals can have oxygen
Which do you think lived first--plants or animals?
plants
What plants lived in the devonian period?
the drepanophcus.
What era and period did the Sabre tooth cat live in?
Saber toothed cats lived during the Cenozoic era. The evolved at the beginning of the Neogene period 23 million years ago, and died out 10,000 years ago, in the early Quaternary period.
What plants and animals lived with the nootka tribe?
nothing
How do scientists know that different kinds of plants and animals lived in earths parts?
they take plants and animals to the lab and experiment
What animals lived in the Tertiary Period?
One animal is the Eohippus.
What other animals lived in the time period of the sauropodomorpha?
dogs
What is a pateontologist?
Fossil remains of plants and animals are studied by pateontologists. IN addition to identifying and cataloging information, they theoriza about how early plants and animals lived.
