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Neogene

Ne·o·gene [ n ə jn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
period of geologic time: a period of geologic time from 23.3 million to 1.64 million years ago that includes both the Miocene and Pliocene epochs

[Late 19th century. <neo- + Greek -genēs "born"]

Ne·o·gene adjective
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