Miocene to Holocene
23 million years ago to present
The Miocene through Holocene covers the modern age of mammals, from the spread of grasslands and the evolution of great apes, through the ice ages, and into the world we live in today.
Fun Facts
- âModern elephant lineages first appeared during the Miocene.
- âThe great apes, including ancestors of humans, diverged from other primates during the Miocene.
- âIce ages dominated the Pleistocene, shaping the modern world's geography and driving evolution.