Pliocene

Summary

Pliocene is an epoch^[1]. Pliocene draws 3,193 Wikipedia views per month (epoch category, ranking #4 of 20).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pliocene's instance of is recorded as epoch^[3].
• Pliocene's instance of is recorded as series^[4].
• Pliocene followed Miocene^[5].
• Pliocene was followed by Pleistocene^[6].
• Pliocene is part of Neogene^[7].
• Pliocene is part of ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale^[8].
• Pliocene's Commons category is recorded as Pliocene^[9].
• Pliocene's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as FFFF99^[10].
• Pliocene comprises Zanclean^[11].
• Pliocene comprises Piacenzian^[12].
• Pliocene began on -5333000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[13].
• Pliocene ended on -2580000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[14].
• Pliocene's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pliocene^[15].
• Pliocene's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[16].
• Pliocene's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[17].
• Pliocene's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9^[18].
• Pliocene's partially coincident with is recorded as Redonien^[19].
• Pliocene's named by is recorded as Charles Lyell^[20].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include epoch^[3] and series^[4].

Use and Application

Components include Zanclean^[11], a stage^[21] and Piacenzian^[12], a stage^[22]. Part of include Neogene^[7], a period^[23] and ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale^[8].

Why It Matters

Pliocene draws 3,193 Wikipedia views per month (epoch category, ranking #4 of 20).^[2] Pliocene has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] Pliocene is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]