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|rowspan="6" style="background:{{period color|Miocene}}"| [[Miocene]]
 
|rowspan="6" style="background:{{period color|Miocene}}"| [[Miocene]]
 
|style="background:{{period color|Messinian}}"| [[Messinian]]
 
|style="background:{{period color|Messinian}}"| [[Messinian]]
|rowspan="6"| [[Greenhouse and Icehouse Earth|Moderate Icehouse climate]], puncuated by [[ice age]]s; [[Orogeny]] in [[northern hemisphere]]. Modern [[mammal]] and [[bird]] families become recognizable.  [[Equidae|Horses]] and [[mastodon]]s diverse. [[Grass]]es become ubiquitous. First [[ape]]s appear (for reference see the article: "[[Sahelanthropus tchadensis]]"). [[Kaikoura Orogeny]] forms [[Southern Alps]] in New Zealand, continues today. Orogeny of the Alps in Europe slows, but continues to this day. [[Carpathian orogeny]] forms [[Carpathian Mountains]] in [[Central Europe|Central]] and [[Eastern Europe]]. [[Hellenic orogeny]] in Greece and Aegean Sea slows, but continues to this day. [[Middle Miocene Disruption]] occurs. Widespread forests slowly [[photosynthesis|draw in]] massive amounts of CO<sub>2</sub>, gradually lowering the level of atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> from 650 ppmv down to around 100 ppmv.<ref name="Royer" /><ref name="atmospheric-carbon-dioxide" />
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|rowspan="6"| [[Greenhouse and Icehouse Earth|Moderate Icehouse climate]], punctuated by [[ice age]]s; [[Orogeny]] in [[northern hemisphere]]. Modern [[mammal]] and [[bird]] families become recognizable.  [[Equidae|Horses]] and [[mastodon]]s diverse. [[Grass]]es become ubiquitous. First [[ape]]s appear (for reference see the article: "[[Sahelanthropus tchadensis]]"). [[Kaikoura Orogeny]] forms [[Southern Alps]] in New Zealand, continues today. Orogeny of the Alps in Europe slows, but continues to this day. [[Carpathian orogeny]] forms [[Carpathian Mountains]] in [[Central Europe|Central]] and [[Eastern Europe]]. [[Hellenic orogeny]] in Greece and Aegean Sea slows, but continues to this day. [[Middle Miocene Disruption]] occurs. Widespread forests slowly [[photosynthesis|draw in]] massive amounts of CO<sub>2</sub>, gradually lowering the level of atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> from 650 ppmv down to around 100 ppmv.<ref name="Royer" /><ref name="atmospheric-carbon-dioxide" />
 
|style="background:{{period color|Messinian}}"| 7.246<sup>*</sup>
 
|style="background:{{period color|Messinian}}"| 7.246<sup>*</sup>
 
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