Zanclean

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Quaternary Period
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Neogene
Pliocene
Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)
Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)

Pleistocene

Early Pleistocene (1.8 - 0.78 Ma)
Middle Pleistocene (780 - 130 ka)
Late Pleistocene (130 - 10 ka)
Older Dryas (14 - 13.6 ka)
Allerød (13.6 - 12.9 ka)
Younger Dryas (12.9 - 11.5 ka)

Holocene (10 ka - present)

Boreal
Atlantic

In the geologic time scale, the Zanclean (also known as Tabianian, Dacian) is the age which makes up the Early Pliocene or Lower Pliocene subepoch. 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 Late Pliocene.

Generally in North America, the Zanclean corresponds to late Hemphillian to mid-Blancan stages. In California, the Zanclean roughly corresponds to the mid-Delmontian.


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Neogene period
Miocene Pliocene Pleistocene Holocene
Aquitanian | Burdigalian
Langhian | Serravallian
Tortonian | Messinian
Zanclean | Piacenzian
(Gelasian)
Gelasian | Early
Middle | Late
Boreal | Atlantic