Badenian

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(0%,0%,0%,100%)
Color RGB
R: 255 G: 255 B: 77
Rank
chronostratigraphy
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
local name (informal)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Badénien
Français
Badénien
Italiano
Badeniano
English
Badenian
Origin of the Name

Named after the town of Baden (Niederösterreich), near Vienna.

Historical Variants

Badenon (Rolle ----), Baden-Stufe, --- (Papp & Cicha 1968, Alberdi & Aguirre 1979), Badenium (Giersch 2004)

Hierarchy and sequence

Units at roof

Age

Age at top
  • Serravallian
Age at base
  • Burdigalian
Dating Method

Middle Miocene, MN6

Geography

Geographical extent
Central Europe.
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