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Noun: Pliocene  'plI-u,seen
  1. From 13 million to 2 million years ago; growth of mountains; cooling of climate; more and larger mammals
    - Pliocene epoch

Type of: epoch

Part of: Tertiary, Tertiary period

Encyclopedia: Pliocene