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The Pliocene Epoch animals of Africa — during the Pliocene epoch of the Neogene Period in Africa. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
Overberg, South Africa Fossil evidence and rock art suggests that the species was more broadly spread around southern Africa in the Pleistocene and early Holocene, but its range contracted because of climate-driven vegetation change until it was reduced to just 4300 km 2 east of Cape Town. It finally disappeared around 1800 CE as a result of ...
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The timeline of the evolutionary history of life represents the current scientific theory outlining the major events during the development of life on planet Earth. Dates in this article are consensus estimates based on scientific evidence , mainly fossils .
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... move to sidebar hide. Help. Neogene geologic period and system (23.03–2.58 million years ... Neogene animals of Africa (5 C ...
c. 23.04 Ma – Neogene Period and Miocene epoch begin; c. 22 Ma – First hyenas. c. 20 Ma – Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve. c. 18–12 Ma – estimated age of the Hominidae/Hylobatidae (great apes vs. gibbons) split. c. 16 Ma – The hippopotamus evolves. c. 15 Ma – First mastodons, bovids, and kangaroos. Australian megafauna diversify.
Map of Southern Africa: Dark Green: Southern Africa (UN subregion) Green: Geographic, including above Light Green: Southern African Development Community (SADC) The history of Southern Africa has been divided into its prehistory, its ancient history, the major polities flourishing, the colonial period, and the post-colonial period, in which the current nations were formed.