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The 28 pages that link to Pliocene, each with the reason it gives.
Lake TurkanaRelated: Sediments around the lake preserve fossils from this pivotal interval.
DeinotheriidaeRelated: Some deinothere lineages survived into this epoch.
ToxodonRelated: Toxodon’s fossil record begins in this epoch.
TeleocerasRelated: Some Teleoceras records extend into this later epoch.
CeratogaulusRelated: Ceratogaulus persisted into this later interval of the Cenozoic.
NyctereutesRelated: Some of the genus's early fossils date to this epoch.
PalaeomerycidaeRelated: Some palaeomerycids survived into this later interval.