Ruscinian
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The Ruscian age is a period of geologic time (5.3—3.4 Ma) within the Pliocene
used more specifically with European Land Mammal Ages
. It precedes the Villanyian
age and follows the Turolian
age. The Ruscian overlaps the early Piacenzian
and Zanclean
ages.
Pliocene
The Pliocene Epoch is the period in the geologic timescale that extends from 5.332 million to 2.588 million years before present. It is the second and youngest epoch of the Neogene Period in the Cenozoic Era. The Pliocene follows the Miocene Epoch and is followed by the Pleistocene Epoch...
used more specifically with European Land Mammal Ages
European Land Mammal Ages
The European Land Mammal Mega Zones are zones in rock layers that have a specific assemblage of fossils based on occurrences of fossil assemblages of European land mammals. These biozones cover most of the Neogene and Paleogene systems The European Land Mammal Mega Zones (abbreviation: ELMMZ,...
. It precedes the Villanyian
Villanyian
Villanyian age is a period of geologic time within the Pliocene used more specifically with European Land Mammal Ages. It precedes the Ruscinian age and overlaps the early Piacenzian and Zanclean ages....
age and follows the Turolian
Turolian
The Turolian age is a period of geologic time within the Miocene used more specifically with European Land Mammal Ages. It precedes the Ruscinian age and follows the Vallesian age. The Turolian overlaps the Tortonian and Messinian ages....
age. The Ruscian overlaps the early Piacenzian
Piacenzian
The Piacenzian is in the international geologic timescale the upper stage or latest age of the Pliocene. It spans the time between 3.6 ± 0.005 Ma and 2.588 ± 0.005 Ma...
and Zanclean
Zanclean
The Zanclean is the lowest stage or earliest age on the geologic time scale of the Pliocene. It spans the time between 5.332 and 3.6 Ma ± 0.005 Ma . It is preceded by the Messinian age of the Miocene epoch, and followed by the Piacenzian age....
ages.