Asian land mammal age

The Asian land mammal ages, acronym ALMA, establish a geologic timescale for prehistoric Asian fauna beginning 58.7 Mya during the Paleogene and continuing through to the Miocene (Aquitanian). These periods are referred to as ages, stages, or intervals and were established using geographic place names where fossil materials where obtained.


The Asian land mammal ages, acronym ALMA, establish a geologic timescale for prehistoric Asian fauna beginning 58.7 Mya during the Paleogene and continuing through to the Miocene (Aquitanian). These periods are referred to as ages, stages, or intervals and were established using geographic place names where fossil materials where obtained.
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