"global chronostratigraphic units" (Eon) Phanerozoic Eon (541.0 Ma - present) (Era) Cenozoic Era (66.0 Ma - present) (Sub-era) †Tertiary Sub-era (66.0 - 2.58 Ma) see Period Tertiary Period (66.0 - 2.58 Ma) (Period) †Neogene Period (23.03 - 2.58 Ma) (Epoch) †Miocene Epoch (23.03 - 5.333 Ma) (Stage) †Burdigalian Stage (20.44 - 15.97 Ma)