The part you quote embodies a serious misprint. The words “distinguished by the marine Pliocene” should read “distinguished by the name Pliocene.” As I am writing further on the ...

The remains were unearthed by experts from the early Pliocene site of Langebaanweg on ... and multiple species of birds and marine mammals, all belonging to the same time frame.

The Bluff Downs Giant Python hunted mammals, birds and reptiles in the woodlands and vine thickets bordering Australian watercourses during Pliocene times. Its nearest living relative is the Olive ...