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After the tectonic activity in the Miocene, the lower Pliocene was a relatively quiet period. Intense tectonic activity started towards the Middle of the Pliocene and it has not stopped or decreased since.
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Por, F.D. (1989). The Pleistocene. In: The Legacy of Tethys. Monographiae Biologicae, vol 63. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0937-3_2
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