Selandian
Second Age of the Paleocene Epoch / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Selandian is a stage in the Paleocene. It spans the time between 61.6 and 59.2 Ma. It is preceded by the Danian and followed by the Thanetian.[4] Sometimes[when?] the Paleocene is subdivided[by whom?] in subepochs, in which the Selandian forms the "middle Paleocene".
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Selandian | |||||||||||||
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61.6 – 59.2 Ma | |||||||||||||
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Formerly part of | Tertiary Period/System | ||||||||||||
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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 | Onset of sea-level drop and carbon isotope shift | ||||||||||||
Lower boundary GSSP | Zumaia Section, Basque Country, Spain 43.2992°N 2.2610°W / 43.2992; -2.2610 | ||||||||||||
Lower GSSP ratified | 2008[3] | ||||||||||||
Upper boundary definition | Base of magnetic polarity chronozone C26n | ||||||||||||
Upper boundary GSSP | Zumaia Section, Basque Country, Spain 43.2996°N 2.2609°W / 43.2996; -2.2609 | ||||||||||||
Upper GSSP ratified | 2008[3] |
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