Zanclean

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In the geologic time scale, the Zanclean (also known as Tabianian, Dacian) is a stage of the Pliocene Epoch. It spans the time between 5.332 ± 0.005 Ma and 3.6 ± 0.005 Ma (million years ago). It is preceded by the Messinian stage of the Miocene epoch, and followed by the Piacenzian stage of the Pliocene Epoch.

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[GeoWhen Database - Zanclean]

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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