Mesozoic (~ 251 Ma)

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Mesozoic (~ 251 Ma)
Historische Varianten
Mesozoik, Ère secondaire, Erdmittelalter, Mittelalter, Secondario, ère des Reptiles, ère des Dinosaures, Zeitalter der Reptilien, Zeitalter der Dinosaurier, Zeit der Tethys
Nomenklatorische Bemerkungen
montes secundarii (Arduino 1759)

Alter

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  • Maastrichtien
Alter Basis
  • Induen
  • Cretaceous (~ 145 Ma)

    Name Origin

    Named derived from the characteristic chalk deposits (Latin: creta = craie, Kreide) of the Paris-London Basin.

    Rang
    chronostratigraphische Periode / geochronologisches System
    Status
    gültiger formeller Begriff
    Age
    Berriasien
    • Late Cretaceous (100.5 Ma)

      Rang
      chronostratigraphische Epoche / geochronologische Serie
      Status
      gültiger formeller Begriff
      Age
      Cénomanien
      • Maastrichtian (72.1 +/-0.2 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named after the town of Maastricht (Netherlands).

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Kurzbeschreibung

        Last stage of the Cretaceous (and hence of the Mesozoic as well).

        Age
        Maastrichtien
      • Campanian (83.6 +/-0.2 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named after the Champagne de Saintonge (Charentes, France), near Cognac.

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Age
        Campanien
      • Santonian (86.3 +/-0.5 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named after the former province of Saintonge (Charentes, France).

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Age
        Santonien
      • Coniacian (89.8 +/-0.3 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named after the town of Cognac (Charente-Maritime, France), where the historical stratotype lies.

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Kurzbeschreibung

        Initially defined as the basal stage of the «Craie supérieure» (chalk ; cf. Cretaceous).

        Age
        Coniacien
      • Turonian (93.9 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named after Turonia, the Latine name for Tours (France), Indre-et-Loire.

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Age
        Turonien
      • Bonarelli level (OAE-2)

        Name Origin

        Named after the Italian geologist Guido Bonarelli (1871-1951).

        Rang
        OAE
        Status
        gültig
        Kurzbeschreibung

        Oceanic anoxic event at the Cenomanian/Turonian boundary (around 93 Ma ago) with a major impact on the chemistry of the oceans worldwide. This event correlates with a marine extinction event.

        Age
        Spätes Cénomanien
      • Cenomanian (100.5 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named atfer Cenomanum, the Latine name for Le Mans (France), Sarthe.

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Kurzbeschreibung

        First stage of the Late Cretaceous.

        Age
        Cénomanien
    • Early Cretaceous (~ 145 Ma)

      Rang
      chronostratigraphische Epoche / geochronologische Serie
      Status
      gültiger formeller Begriff
      Age
      Berriasien
      • Albian (~ 113.0 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named after the Aube region (France).

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Nomenclatorial Remarks
        <p>Latin: Alba</p>
        Kurzbeschreibung

        Last stage of the Early Cretaceous.

        Age
        Albien
        • Vraconnien

          Name Origin

          La Vraconnaz = La Vraconne (VD), Saint-Croix

          Rang
          Chronostratigraphie / Geochronologie
          Status
          obsoleter Begriff (nicht mehr verwendet)
          Nomenclatorial Remarks
          <p>Vraconnin (Mayer-Eymar 1885) = Albien moyen à tardif &gt;&lt; Rhotomagin = Vraconnien !</p>
          Kurzbeschreibung

          Local chronostratigraphic subdivision corresponding to the late Albian (and earliest Cenomanian).

          Age
          Spätestes Albien
        • Oceanic Anoxic Event (OAE 1d)

          Rang
          OAE
          Status
          gültig
          Age
          Spätestes Albien
        • Oceanic Anoxic Event (OAE 1c)

          Rang
          Chemostratigraphie
          Status
          gültig
          Kurzbeschreibung
          Oceanic anoxic event of the Late Albian.
          Age
          Mittleres Albien
      • Paquier Oceanic Anoxic Event (OAE 1b)

        Rang
        OAE
        Status
        gültig
        Kurzbeschreibung

        Oceanic anoxic event of the Early Albian.

        Age
        Spätestes Aptien
      • Aptian (~ 121.4 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named after the town of Apt (Vaucluse, France).

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Kurzbeschreibung

        Stage of the Early Cretaceous.

        Age
        Aptien
        • Clansayésien

          Name Origin

          Named after the village of Clansayes (Drôme, France).

          Rang
          Chronostratigraphie / Geochronologie
          Status
          lokaler Begriff (informell)
          Kurzbeschreibung
          Local chronostratigraphic substage corresponding to the Late Aptian.
          Age
          Spätes Aptien
        • Gargasian

          Name Origin

          Named after the village of Gargas (Vaucluse, France).

          Rang
          chronostratigraphische Sub-Stufe
          Status
          lokaler Begriff (informell)
          Kurzbeschreibung
          Local chronostratigraphic subdivision corresponding to the latest Early Aptian and to the Middle Aptian.
          Age
          Frühes Aptien
        • Bedoulian

          Name Origin

          Named after the village of La Bédoule (Bouches-du-Rhône, France), near Cassis.

          Rang
          Chronostratigraphie / Geochronologie
          Status
          lokaler Begriff (informell)
          Gültiger Begriff
          Aptian
          Kurzbeschreibung
          Local chronostratigraphic subdivision designating the Early Aptian. The Bedoulian, based on pelagic deposits (Marno-calcaires de la Bedoule), is approximately equivalent to the Rhodanian, which is based on littoral deposits.
          Age
          Frühes Aptien
        • Selli level (OAE 1a)

          Name Origin

          Named after the Italian geologist Raimondo Selli (1916-1983).

          Rang
          OAE
          Status
          gültig
          Kurzbeschreibung

          Oceanic anoxic event at the base of the Aptian (around 120 Ma ago) with a major impact on the chemistry of the oceans worldwide.

          Age
          Frühes Aptien
      • Barremian (~ 129.4 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named after the village of Barrême (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France).

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Kurzbeschreibung

        ... based on the Marno-calcaires de Barrême.

        Age
        Barrémien
      • Hauterivian (~ 132.6 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named after the village of Hauterive (NE), NE Neuchâtel.

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Age
        Hauterivien
        • Faraoni Oceanic Anoxic Event

          Rang
          OAE
          Status
          gültig
          Age
          Spätestes Hauterivien
      • Valanginian (~ 139.8 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named after the village of Valangin (NE), at the upper end of the Gorges du Seyon (see also inventory of Swiss geotopes n°245).

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Nomenclatorial Remarks
        <p>Valendis = ancien nom allemand de Valangin</p>
        Kurzbeschreibung

        Second stage of the Early Cretaceous.

        Age
        Valanginien
        • Weissert Oceanic Anoxic Event

          Rang
          OAE
          Status
          gültig
          Age
          Spätes Valanginien
      • Berriasian (~ 145 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named after the village of Berrias (Ardèche, France).

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Nomenclatorial Remarks
        <p>The Berriasella jacobi Zone was previously&nbsp;placed at the end of the Tithonian.</p>
        Kurzbeschreibung

        First stage of the Cretaceous.

        Age
        Berriasien
  • Jurassic (201.3 +/-0.2 Ma)

    Name Origin

    Named after the Jura Mountains (France, Switzerland).

    Rang
    chronostratigraphische Periode / geochronologisches System
    Status
    gültiger formeller Begriff
    Age
    Hettangien
    • Late Jurassic (163.5 +/-1.0 Ma)

      Rang
      chronostratigraphische Epoche / geochronologische Serie
      Status
      gültiger formeller Begriff
      Age
      Oxfordien
      • Tithonian (152.1 +/-0.9 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named derived from the Greek mythology: Tithon was the son of Laomedon of Troy, who fell in love with Eos, Greek goddess of the dawn (thus prefiguring the Cretaceous system).

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Nomenclatorial Remarks
        <p>The Berriasella jacobi Zone, previously&nbsp;placed at the end of the Tithonian, is now considered as defining the start&nbsp;of the Berriasian.</p>
        Kurzbeschreibung

        Last stage of the Jurassic.

        Age
        Tithonien
      • Kimmeridgian (157.3 +/-1.0 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named after the town of Kimmeridge on the Dorset coast (UK). The Kimmeridge Clay Formation is the main oil source rock in the North Sea petroleum province.

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Age
        Kimméridgien
      • Oxfordian (163.5 +/-1.0 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named after the city of Oxford (UK).

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Kurzbeschreibung

        First stage of the Late Jurassic.

        Age
        Oxfordien
    • Middle Jurassic (174.1 +/-1.0 Ma)

      Rang
      chronostratigraphische Epoche / geochronologische Serie
      Status
      gültiger formeller Begriff
      Age
      Aalénien
      • Callovian (166.1 +/-1.2 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named derived from the old spelling of Kellaways Bridge (UK), Wiltshire, 2 miles NE Chippenham.

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Kurzbeschreibung

        Last stage of the Middle Jurassic.

        Age
        Callovien
      • Bathonian (168.3 +/-1.3 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named after the town of Bath (Somerset, UK), near Bristol. The city itself is largely built of Bath Stone, a bright white oolithic limestone that is quarried nearby.

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Kurzbeschreibung

        Third stage of the Middle Jurassic.

        Age
        Bathonien
      • Bajocian (170.3 +/-1.4 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named after the town of Bayeux (Calvados, France) in Normandy.

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Nomenclatorial Remarks
        <p>Latin: Bajocium</p>
        Kurzbeschreibung

        Second stage of the Middle Jurassic.

        Age
        Bajocien
        • Gaetani Oceanic Anoxic Event

          Name Origin

          Named in recognition of Maurizio Gaetani's work on Jurassic sedimentary successions of the Lombardy Basin.

          Rang
          OAE
          Status
          informeller Begriff
          Kurzbeschreibung

          Black shale interval locally developped at the transition betwenn the Rosso Ammonitico Lombardo and the Radiolarite Group.

          Age
          frühes Bajocien
      • Aalenian (174.1 +/-1.0 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named after the town of Aalen (Germany), Baden-Württemberg

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Kurzbeschreibung

        First stage of the Middle Jurassic.

        Age
        Aalénien
    • Early Jurassic (201.3 +/-0.2 Ma)

      Rang
      chronostratigraphische Epoche / geochronologische Serie
      Status
      gültiger formeller Begriff
      Age
      Hettangien
      • Toarcian (182.7 +/-0.7 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named after the town of Thouars (Deux-Sèvres, France), S Saumur. The protected stratotype lies in an old quarry.

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Nomenclatorial Remarks
        <p>Latin: Toarcium</p>
        Kurzbeschreibung

        The Pliensbachian/Toarcian boundary is marked by a major faunal turnover and regional stratigraphic gaps, followed by a global Oceanic Anoxic Event (OAE) recorded as black shales (such as the well-known «Posidonienschiefer» of Southern Germany, equivalent to the French «schistes-carton»).

        Age
        Toarcien
        • Late Toarcian

          Rang
          chronostratigraphische Sub-Stufe
          Status
          gültiger formeller Begriff
          Age
          spätes Toarcien
        • Middle Toarcian

          Rang
          chronostratigraphische Sub-Stufe
          Status
          gültiger formeller Begriff
          Kurzbeschreibung
          The Middle Toarcian is defined biostratigraphically by the ammonite genera Hildoceras and Haugia.
          Age
          mittleres Toarcien
        • Early Toarcian

          Rang
          chronostratigraphische Sub-Stufe
          Status
          gültiger formeller Begriff
          Kurzbeschreibung

          The Early Toarcian is characterized almost worldwide by black shales (among which the well-known «Posidonienschiefer» of Southern Germany, and the French «schistes-carton») with an ammonite fauna composed mainly of dactylioceratids, harpoceratids and early hildoceratids.

          Age
          frühes Toarcien
          • Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event

            Rang
            OAE
            Status
            informeller Begriff
            Kurzbeschreibung

            Major oceanic anoxic event of the Early Toarcian (around 183 Ma ago), documented by black shale deposits found on all major continents (no oceanic drilling cores have recovered black shales of this age as there is little or no Toarcian ocean crust remaining in the world ocean). This event correlates with a marine extinction event.

      • Pliensbachian (190.8 +/-1.0 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named after the village of Pliensbach (Baden-Württemberg, S Germany), 30 km E Stuttgart.

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Age
        Pliensbachien
        • Domerian

          Name Origin

          Named after Monte Domaro (Italia), Val Trompia / Lombardia.

          Rang
          chronostratigraphische Sub-Stufe
          Status
          informeller Begriff
          Kurzbeschreibung

          Informal substage corresponding to the late Pliensbachian.

          Age
          spätes Pliensbachien (= Domérien)
        • Carixian

          Name Origin

          Named after Charmouth (Dorset, UK).

          Rang
          chronostratigraphische Sub-Stufe
          Status
          informeller Begriff
          Nomenclatorial Remarks
          Latin: Carixium
          Kurzbeschreibung
          First, informal substage of the Pliensbachian.
          Age
          frühes Pliensbachien (= Carixien)
      • Sinemurian (199.3 +/-0.3 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named after the town of Sémur-en-Auxois (Côte-d'Or, France).

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Nomenclatorial Remarks
        <p>Latin: Sinemurium</p>
        Age
        Sinémurien
        • Lotharingian

          Name Origin

          Named after the Lorraine region (Lotharingium = carolingian province), NE France.

          Rang
          Chronostratigraphie / Geochronologie
          Status
          obsoleter Begriff (nicht mehr verwendet)
          Kurzbeschreibung

          Former chronostratigraphic subdivision corresponding to the Late Sinemurian substage.

          Age
          spätes Sinémurien
      • Hettangian (201.3 +/-0.2 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named after the town of Hettange (Moselle, N France), just south of the border with Luxembourg,

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Kurzbeschreibung

        First stage of the Jurassic.

        Age
        Hettangien
  • Triassic (251.902 +/- 0.024 Ma)

    Name Origin

    Name derived from the classical three-fold subdivision in the germanic facies realm.

    Rang
    chronostratigraphische Periode / geochronologisches System
    Status
    gültiger formeller Begriff
    Nomenclatorial Remarks
    <p>die Trias (DE), le Trias (FR)</p>
    Kurzbeschreibung

    Tectonically rather quiet period inbetween the Variscan and Alpine orogenic cycles. The first deposits are transgressive on a vast peneplain.

    • Late Triassic (~ 237 Ma)

      Rang
      chronostratigraphische Epoche / geochronologische Serie
      Status
      gültiger formeller Begriff
      Age
      Carnien
      • Rhaetian (~ 208.5 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Rhaetian Alps (Switzerland, Austria and Italy)

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Age
        Rhät
      • Norian (~ 227 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Noric Alps / Noricum (Latin): ancient Roman province south of the Danube River in present-day Austria.

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Age
        Norien
        • Sevatian

          Rang
          chronostratigraphische Sub-Stufe
          Status
          lokaler Begriff (informell)
          Kurzbeschreibung

          Local substage corresponding to the Late Norian (Late Triassic).

          Age
          Norien
        • Alaunian

          Name Origin

          Named after the Hallaun people in Hollein (Tyrol, Austria).

          Rang
          chronostratigraphische Sub-Stufe
          Status
          lokaler Begriff (informell)
          Kurzbeschreibung

          Local substage corresponding to the Middle Norian (Late Triassic).

          Age
          Norien
        • Lacian

          Rang
          chronostratigraphische Sub-Stufe
          Status
          lokaler Begriff (informell)
          Kurzbeschreibung

          Local substage corresponding to the Early Norian (Late Triassic).

          Age
          Norien
      • Carnian (~ 237 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named atfer the Carnic Alps zwischen Austria and Italy (East Tyrol, Carinthia, Friuli and Veneto).

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Age
        Carnien
        • Tuvalian

          Rang
          chronostratigraphische Sub-Stufe
          Status
          lokaler Begriff (informell)
          Age
          Spätes Carnien
        • Julian

          Rang
          chronostratigraphische Sub-Stufe
          Status
          lokaler Begriff (informell)
          Age
          Mittleres Carnien
    • Middle Triassic (247.2 Ma)

      Rang
      chronostratigraphische Epoche / geochronologische Serie
      Status
      gültiger formeller Begriff
      Age
      Anisien
      • Ladinian (~ 242 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named after the Ladini people of the Dolomites, N Italy.

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Age
        Ladinien
        • Longobardian

          Name Origin

          Name derived fromthe term Longobardi, designating the territories controlled by the Lombards in Italy.

          Rang
          chronostratigraphische Sub-Stufe
          Status
          lokaler Begriff (informell)
          Kurzbeschreibung
          Last, informal substage of the Ladinian.
          Age
          Spätes Ladinien
        • Fassanian

          Name Origin

          Named after the Val di Fassa (Italia).

          Rang
          chronostratigraphische Sub-Stufe
          Status
          lokaler Begriff (informell)
          Kurzbeschreibung
          First, informal substage of the Ladinian. Originally based on the Buchenstein Beds, it corresponds to a major transgressive interval.
          Age
          Frühes Ladinien
      • Anisian (247.2 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named after the Enns (= Anisus) River at Grossreifling (Austrian Alps).

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Nomenclatorial Remarks
        <p>Virglorien supérieur</p>
        Kurzbeschreibung

        First stage of the Middle Triassic.

        Age
        Anisien
        • Illyrian

          Name Origin

          Named after the antique region Illyria (western part of the Balkan Peninsula).

          Rang
          chronostratigraphische Sub-Stufe
          Status
          lokaler Begriff (informell)
          Kurzbeschreibung
          Last substage of the Anisian (Middle Triassic).
          Age
          Spätes Anisien
        • Pelsonian

          Name Origin

          Named after Lake Pelso = Lake Balaton (Transdanubian region, Hungary.

          Rang
          chronostratigraphische Sub-Stufe
          Status
          lokaler Begriff (informell)
          Kurzbeschreibung
          Third substage of the Anisian.
          Age
          Anisien
        • Bithynian

          Name Origin

          Named after the Roman province Bithynia (NW Turkey).

          Rang
          chronostratigraphische Sub-Stufe
          Status
          lokaler Begriff (informell)
          Kurzbeschreibung
          Second substage of the Anisian (Middle Triassic).
          Age
          Anisien
        • Aegean

          Name Origin

          Named after the Aegean Sea (Greece).

          Rang
          chronostratigraphische Sub-Stufe
          Status
          lokaler Begriff (informell)
          Nomenclatorial Remarks
          Ägäissches Meer = mer Égée
          Kurzbeschreibung
          First substage of the Anisian (Middle Triassic).
          Age
          Frühes Anisien
    • Early Triassic (251.902 +/-0.024 Ma)

      Rang
      chronostratigraphische Epoche / geochronologische Serie
      Status
      gültiger formeller Begriff
      Age
      Induen
      • Olenekian (251.2 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Olenek = Olenyok River, N Siberian Russia

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Kurzbeschreibung

        In Europe the Olenekian is the time when the deposition of a large part of the Buntsandstein occured .

        Age
        Olénékien
        • Spathian

          Name Origin

          Leonard Frank Spath (1882-1957), British geologist and paleontologist.

          Rang
          chronostratigraphische Sub-Stufe
          Status
          lokaler Begriff (informell)
        • Smithian

          Name Origin
          James Perrin Smith (1864-1931), US geologist and paleontologist.
          Rang
          chronostratigraphische Sub-Stufe
          Status
          lokaler Begriff (informell)
      • Induan (251.902 +/-0.024 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Indus River in the Salt Range of Pakistan.

        Rang
        chronostratigraphische Stufe / geochronologisches Alter
        Status
        gültiger formeller Begriff
        Age
        Induen
        • Dienerian

          Name Origin

          Karl Diener (1862-1928), Austrian geologist, paleontologist and alpinist.

          Rang
          chronostratigraphische Sub-Stufe
          Status
          lokaler Begriff (informell)
        • Griesbachian

          Name Origin
          Griesbach
          Rang
          chronostratigraphische Sub-Stufe
          Status
          lokaler Begriff (informell)
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