Berriasian (~ 145 Ma)
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- Index
- ber
- Color CMYK
- 45 / 0 / 65 / 0
- Color RGB
- R: 140 G: 205 B: 96
- Rank
- chronostratigraphic Stage
- Validity
- Unit is in Use
- Status
- valid formal name
- Status discussion
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Sometimes erroneously spelled Bérriasien ; the type-locality in Ardèche is Berrias and its inhabitants are called Berriasois (without accent).
Nomenclature
- Deutsch
- Berriasien
- Français
- Berriasien
- Italiano
- Berriasiano
- English
- Berriasian (~ 145 Ma)
- Origin of the Name
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Named after the village of Berrias (Ardèche, France).
- Historical Variants
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Berriasien (Coquand 1871, Sornay et al. 1957), Berrias, Berriasium (DE/AT)
- Nomenclatorial Remarks
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The Berriasella jacobi Zone was previously placed at the end of the Tithonian.
Hierarchy and sequence
- Units at roof
Age
- Age at top
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- Berriasian
- Age at base
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- Berriasian
- Dating Method
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ca. 145 Ma
Geography
- Type area
- Ardèche (France)
References
- Definition
- 1871) : Sur le Klippenkalk du Var et des Alpes-Maritimes. Bull. Soc. géol. Fr. (2éme sér). 28, 208- (