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Priabonian

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The Priabonian is, in the ICS's geologic timescale, the latest age or the upper stage of the Eocene epoch or series. [1]

37 relations: Age (geology), Albert Auguste Cochon de Lapparent, Asian land mammal age, Australia, Bartonian, Biostratigraphy, Biozone, California, Cambridge University Press, Chadronian, Eocene, Epoch (geology), Ergilian, Ernest Munier-Chalmas, European land mammal age, Extinction, Foraminifera, Genus, Geologic time scale, Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point, International Commission on Stratigraphy, Italy, Mammal Paleogene zone, Monte di Malo, Mustersan, New Zealand, North American land mammal age, Oligocene, Plankton, Priabonian, Rupelian, Series (stratigraphy), South American land mammal age, Stage (stratigraphy), Stratum, Ulangochuian, Veneto.

Age (geology)

A geologic age is a subdivision of geologic time that divides an epoch into smaller parts.

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Albert Auguste Cochon de Lapparent

Albert Auguste Cochon de Lapparent (30 December 18395 May 1908) was a French geologist.

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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) (23.03 Ma).

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Bartonian

The Bartonian is, in the ICS's geologic time scale, a stage or age in the middle Eocene epoch or series.

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Biostratigraphy

Biostratigraphy is the branch of stratigraphy which focuses on correlating and assigning relative ages of rock strata by using the fossil assemblages contained within them.

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Biozone

Biostratigraphic unit or biozones are intervals of geological strata that are defined on the basis of their characteristic fossil taxa.

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California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press (CUP) is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge.

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Chadronian

The Chadronian age within the North American Land Mammal Ages chronology is the North American faunal stage typically set from 38,000,000 to 33,900,000 years BP, a period of.

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Eocene

The Eocene Epoch, lasting from, is a major division of the geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the Cenozoic Era.

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Epoch (geology)

In geochronology, an epoch is a subdivision of the geologic timescale that is longer than an age but shorter than a period.

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Ergilian

The Ergilian age is a period of geologic time (37.2—33.9 Ma) within the Late Eocene epoch of the Paleogene used more specifically with Asian Land Mammal Ages.

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Ernest Munier-Chalmas

-Ernest Munier-Chalmas (7 April 1843 – 9 August 1903) was a French geologist, born at Tournus in Burgundy, who is known for his contributions to the understanding of the Cretaceous, but who also isolated and defined the Priabonian stage of the Late Eocene, in a paper co-written with Albert de Lapparent in 1893.

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European land mammal age

The European Land Mammal Mega Zones (abbreviation: ELMMZ, more commonly known as European land mammal ages or ELMA) are zones in rock layers that have a specific assemblage of fossils (biozones) based on occurrences of fossil assemblages of European land mammals.

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Extinction

In biology, extinction is the termination of an organism or of a group of organisms (taxon), normally a species.

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Foraminifera

Foraminifera (Latin for "hole bearers"; informally called "forams") are members of a phylum or class of amoeboid protists characterized by streaming granular ectoplasm for catching food and other uses; and commonly an external shell (called a "test") of diverse forms and materials.

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Genus

A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.

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Geologic time scale

The geologic time scale (GTS) is a system of chronological dating that relates geological strata (stratigraphy) to time.

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Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point

A Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point, abbreviated GSSP, is an internationally agreed upon reference point on a stratigraphic section which defines the lower boundary of a stage on the geologic time scale.

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International Commission on Stratigraphy

The International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS), sometimes referred to by the unofficial name "International Stratigraphic Commission" is a daughter or major subcommittee grade scientific daughter organization that concerns itself with stratigraphy, geological, and geochronological matters on a global scale.

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Italy

Italy (Italia), officially the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana), is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Mammal Paleogene zone

The Mammal Paleogene zones or MP zones are biostratigraphic zones in the stratigraphic record of the Paleogene period of Europe.

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Monte di Malo

Monte di Malo is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy.

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Mustersan

The Mustersan age is a period of geologic time (48.0—42.0 Ma) within the Eocene epoch of the Paleogene.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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North American land mammal age

The North American land mammal ages (NALMA) establishes a geologic timescale for North American fauna beginning during the Late Cretaceous and continuing through to the present.

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Oligocene

The Oligocene is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present (to). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the epoch are well identified but the exact dates of the start and end of the epoch are slightly uncertain.

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Plankton

Plankton (singular plankter) are the diverse collection of organisms that live in large bodies of water and are unable to swim against a current.

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Priabonian

The Priabonian is, in the ICS's geologic timescale, the latest age or the upper stage of the Eocene epoch or series.

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Rupelian

The Rupelian is, in the geologic timescale, the older of two ages or the lower of two stages of the Oligocene epoch/series.

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Series (stratigraphy)

Series are subdivisions of rock layers based on the age of the rock and formally defined by international conventions of the geological timescale.

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South American land mammal age

The South American land mammal ages (SALMA) establish a geologic timescale for prehistoric South American fauna beginning 64.5 Ma during the Paleocene and continuing through to the Late Pleistocene (0.011 Ma).

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Stage (stratigraphy)

In chronostratigraphy, a stage is a succession of rock strata laid down in a single age on the geologic timescale, which usually represents millions of years of deposition.

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Stratum

In geology and related fields, a stratum (plural: strata) is a layer of sedimentary rock or soil, or igneous rock that were formed at the Earth's surface, with internally consistent characteristics that distinguish it from other layers.

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Ulangochuian

The Ulangochuian age is a period of geologic time (37.2—33.9 Ma) within the Late Eocene epoch of the Paleogene used more specifically with Asian Land Mammal Ages.

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Veneto

Veneto (or,; Vèneto) is one of the 20 regions of Italy.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priabonian

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