stratigraphic intervals (System) †Tertiary (66.0 - 2.58 Ma) (Subsystem) †Neogene (23.03 - 2.58 Ma) see System Neogene System (23.03 - 2.58 Ma) (Series) †Miocene (23.03 - 5.333 Ma) (Subseries) †Upper (Stage) †Messinian (7.246 - 5.333 Ma)