Neogene

second period of the Cenozoic Era
Thing period Q103924
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Neogene

Summary

Neogene is a period[1]. Neogene draws 2,172 Wikipedia views per month (period category, ranking #6 of 34).[2]

Key Facts

  • Neogene's instance of is recorded as period[3].
  • Neogene's instance of is recorded as system[4].
  • Neogene followed Paleogene[5].
  • Neogene was followed by Quaternary[6].
  • Neogene is part of Cenozoic[7].
  • Neogene is part of ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[8].
  • Neogene's Commons category is recorded as Neogene[9].
  • Neogene's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as FFE619[10].
  • Neogene comprises Miocene[11].
  • Neogene comprises Pliocene[12].
  • Neogene began on -23030000-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Neogene ended on -2580000-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Neogene's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Neogene[15].
  • Neogene's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[16].
  • Neogene's replaces is recorded as Tertiary[17].
  • Neogene's different from is recorded as Neogene (genus)[18].
  • Neogene's named by is recorded as Moriz Hoernes[19].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include period[3] and system[4].

Use and Application

Components include Miocene[11], an epoch[20] and Pliocene[12], an epoch[21]. Part of include Cenozoic[7], an era[22] and ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[8].

Why It Matters

Neogene draws 2,172 Wikipedia views per month (period category, ranking #6 of 34).[2] Neogene has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Neogene is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . stratigraphy.org. stratigraphy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows Paleogene
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