Egerian

Representation and status

Color CMYK

(0%,0%,0%,100%)

Color RGB

R: 254 G: 225 B: 86

Rank

chronostratigraphy

Validity

Unit is in Use

Status

local name (informal)

Nomenclature

Deutsch

Egerien

Français

Egérien

Italiano

Egeriano

English

Egerian

Origin of the Name

Named after the town of Eger (Hungary) near Miskolc.

Historical Variants

Eger, --- (Steininger & Senes 1968), Egerium, Eger-Stufe

Hierarchy and sequence

Units at roof

• Eggenburgian

Age

Age at top

• Aquitanian

Age at base

• late Oligocene

Geography

Geographical extent

Central Europe.