Time Periods
Piacenzian
- Age:
- Piacenzian
- Epoch:
- Pliocene
- Period:
- Neogene
- Age range:
- 2.588 - 3.6 Ma
- Classifications:
- Australopithecus, Australopithecus afarensis
Sites
Name | Age Min | Age Max |
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Hadar | 2400000 | 3400000 |
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