Neogene
23.03-2.58 MYA
The Animals of the Neogene Period
There were lots of animals in the Neogene time period such as: Saber Tooth Tigers, sheep, goats, antelope, gazelles, cave bears, giant deer, and even early human life. Some of these animals are found in Tundras or Grasslands. The species did spread to places which focused on their body shape, diet, and habitat. Many animals traveled from Eurasia to North America.
Saber Tooth Tiger (Smilodon)
Length and Height : 4-5 feet long and 3 feet tall
Weight: 440 pounds
Habitat: Grasslands, forests
Diet: Mammoths, bison, gazelles (Carnivore)
Present: Extinct
Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)
Length and Height: 10-13 feet long and 9-11 feet tall
Weight: 6 tons
Habitat: Arctic Tundra
Diet: grass and woody plants (Herbivore)
Present: Extinct
Woolly Rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis)
Length and Height: 10-12.5 feet long and 6 feet
Weight: 3 tons
Habitat: Steppe-Tundra
Diet: grass, woody plants (Herbivore)
Present: Extinct
The Plants during the Neogene Period
It started with forests, but soon the forests fell to grasslands. Plants started to evolve in to ones we know to this day. Kelp was created and so was other water plants. Moss also was created and is still here to this day.
Kelp
This plant and other water plants were created.
Moss
More of this plant grew in this time period.
Plant in fossil
Region and Landscapes during the Neogene Period
The land rose while the sea levels in oceans fell. The oceans by the South and North poles became colder due to an Ice Age. The grasslands from the Neogene Period made modern grasslands. Mountain ranges formed. In the Miocene Epoch, grasslands started to spread and is one of the largest Epoch in the Cenozoic Era. In the Pliocene, animals moved to North America. In the Pleistocene, the climate changed to colder weather and soon came Arctic Tundra.
During the Great American Faunal Interchange
During the Pliocene epoch.
(5.332-2.588 MA)
(2nd Epoch)
Grasslands
During the Miocene epoch.
(23.03-5.332 MA)
(1st epoch)
Arctic Tundra
During the Pleistocene Epoch.
(0.0117-2.588 MA)
(3rd epoch)
Neogene period