Lujanian
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The Lujanian age is a period of geologic time (0.8—0.011 Ma or 800—11 Tya) within the Pleistocene
and Holocene
epochs of the Neogene
used more specifically with South American Land Mammal Ages. It follows the Ensenadan
.
The age is usually divided into the middle Pleistocene Bonaerian stage, which ends at about 130.000 years, and the Lujanian, which lasts from about 130.000 years into the early Holocene
.
Pleistocene
The Pleistocene is the epoch from 2,588,000 to 11,700 years BP that spans the world's recent period of repeated glaciations. The name pleistocene is derived from the Greek and ....
and Holocene
Holocene
The Holocene is a geological epoch which began at the end of the Pleistocene and continues to the present. The Holocene is part of the Quaternary period. Its name comes from the Greek words and , meaning "entirely recent"...
epochs of the Neogene
Neogene
The Neogene is a geologic period and system in the International Commission on Stratigraphy Geologic Timescale starting 23.03 ± 0.05 million years ago and ending 2.588 million years ago...
used more specifically with South American Land Mammal Ages. It follows the Ensenadan
Ensenadan
The Ensenadan age is a period of geologic time within the Early Pleistocene epoch of the Neogene used more specifically with South American Land Mammal Ages. It follows the Uquian and precedes the Lujanian age....
.
The age is usually divided into the middle Pleistocene Bonaerian stage, which ends at about 130.000 years, and the Lujanian, which lasts from about 130.000 years into the early Holocene
Holocene
The Holocene is a geological epoch which began at the end of the Pleistocene and continues to the present. The Holocene is part of the Quaternary period. Its name comes from the Greek words and , meaning "entirely recent"...
.