Messinian

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Messinian is the last stage of the Miocene epoch. It spans the time between 7.246 ± 0.005 Ma and 5.332 ± 0.005 Ma (million years ago). It is named after the Messinian evaporite deposit, which was named after Messina in Sicily.

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[GeoWhen Database - Messinian]

Tertiary sub-era			Quaternary sub-era
Neogene period
Miocene		Pliocene	Pleistocene	Holocene
Aquitanian	Burdigalian	Zanclean	Early	Mesolithic
Langhian	Serravallian	Piacenzian	Middle	Neolithic
Tortonian	Messinian	Gelasian	Late

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