[Latest] How old is Neogene now?

Living Person

Neogene
is

As of April 15, 2026

173 years old
approximately!

Date of Birth

(1853 ) is

Ox
Year

* Calculated from Wikipedia data.
Accuracy is not guaranteed.

approx.Cosmic Age Calculator

Moon

approx. 2317.8 years old

Mercury

approx. 719.8 years old

Venus

approx. 281.8 years old

Mars

approx. 92.2 years old

Jupiter

approx. 14.6 years old

Saturn

approx. 5.9 years old

* Calculated based on each planet's orbital period.

Neogene

23.04 – 2.58 Ma

PreꞒ

Ꞓ

A map of Earth as it appeared 15 million years ago during the Neogene Period, Miocene Epoch

Chronology

−24 —

–

−22 —

–

−20 —

–

−18 —

–

−16 —

–

−14 —

–

−12 —

–

−10 —

–

−8 —

–

−6 —

–

−4 —

–

−2 —

C
e
n
o
z
o
i
c

Paleogene

N
e
o
g
e
n
e

Quaternary

M
i
o
c
e
n
e

P
l
i
o.

←

Messinian salinity crisis

←

North American prairie expands

Subdivision of the Neogene according to the ICS, as of 2024.
Vertical axis scale: Millions of years ago

Etymology

Name formality

Formal

Usage information

Celestial body

Earth

Regional usage

Global (ICS)

Time scale(s) used

ICS Time Scale

Definition

Chronological unit

Period

Stratigraphic unit

System

Time span formality

Formal

Lower boundary definition

Base of magnetic polarity chronozone C6Cn.2n
FAD of the Planktonic foraminiferan Paragloborotalia kugleri

Lower boundary GSSP

Lemme-Carrosio Section, Carrosio, Italy
44°39′32″N 8°50′11″E / 44.6589°N 8.8364°E

Lower GSSP ratified

1996

Upper boundary definition

Base of magnetic polarity chronozone C2r (Matuyama).
Extinction of the Haptophytes Discoaster pentaradiatus and Discoaster surculus

Upper boundary GSSP

Monte San Nicola Section, Gela, Sicily, Italy
37°08′49″N 14°12′13″E / 37.1469°N 14.2035°E

Upper GSSP ratified

2009 (as base of Quaternary and Pleistocene)

Atmospheric and climatic data

Mean atmospheric O₂ content

c. 21.5 vol %
(100% of modern)

Mean atmospheric CO₂ content

c. 280 ppm
(1 times pre-industrial)

Mean surface temperature

c. 14 °C
(0.5 °C above pre-industrial)

Wikipedia Categories

Neogene

Geological periods

Look up "Neogene" on Wikipedia