The Last 10 Million Years B.P.	00,000,000s BP

9 Millions: Miocene Epoch	8,000,000s - Miocene Epoch
7,000,000s - Miocene Epoch / Pliocene	6,000,000s - Pliocene Epoch
5,000,000s  Pliocene Epoch	4,000,000s Pliocene Epoch Australopithecus Afarensis
3,000,000s Pliocene Epoch Australopithecus	2,000,000s Pliocene Epoch / Pleistocene Epoch Homo Habilis c. 2,600.000 The latest Quaternary Ice Age begins.
1,000,000s   Pleistocene Epoch Homo Erectus Pleistocene Epoch Ice covers much of Europe & N. America.	0,000,000s   Pleistocene Epoch / Holocene Interglacial Period Homo Erectus Homo Neanderthalensis Pleistocene Ice covers much of Europe & N. America. 10,000,000 BP Holocene Ice retreats to present position.

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Sources: AN INSTANT GUIDE TO PREHISTORIC LIFE, Pamela Forey 1988 Bonanza Books
Hammond Physical World Atlas 1988