Tithonian
Third and last age of the late Jurassic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In the geological timescale, the Tithonian is the latest age of the Late Jurassic Epoch and the uppermost stage of the Upper Jurassic Series. It spans the time between 149.2 ±0.7 Ma and 145.0 ± 4 Ma (million years ago). It is preceded by the Kimmeridgian and followed by the Berriasian (part of the Cretaceous).[2]
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149.2 ± 0.7 – ~145.0 Ma | |||||||||
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