Hauterivian
Third age of the early Cretaceous / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Hauterivian is, in the geologic timescale, an age in the Early Cretaceous Epoch or a stage in the Lower Cretaceous Series. It spans the time between 132.6 ± 2 Ma and 125.77 (million years ago). The Hauterivian is preceded by the Valanginian and succeeded by the Barremian.[3]
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~132.6 – ~125.77 Ma | |||||||||
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Name formality | Formal | ||||||||
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Celestial body | Earth | ||||||||
Regional usage | Global (ICS) | ||||||||
Time scale(s) used | ICS Time Scale | ||||||||
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Chronological unit | Age | ||||||||
Stratigraphic unit | Stage | ||||||||
Time span formality | Formal | ||||||||
Lower boundary definition | FAD of the Ammonite genus Acanthodiscus | ||||||||
Lower boundary GSSP | La Charce, Drôme, France 44.4694°N 5.4437°E / 44.4694; 5.4437 | ||||||||
Lower GSSP ratified | December 2019[2] | ||||||||
Upper boundary definition | Not formally defined | ||||||||
Upper boundary definition candidates | FAD of the Spitidiscus hugii-Spitidiscus vandeckii Ammonite group | ||||||||
Upper boundary GSSP candidate section(s) | Río Argos, Caravaca de la Cruz, Murcia Province, Spain |
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