Pontian

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
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Color RGB
R: 255 G: 255 B: 115
Rank
chronostratigraphy
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
local name (informal)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Pontien
Français
Pontien
Italiano
Pontiano
English
Pontian
Origin of the Name

Named after Pontus Euxinus, former Latine name for the Black Sea.

Historical Variants

--- (Le Play 1842, Bardot de Marny 1869), Pontien (Denizot et al. 1957), Pontium, Pont, Pontico

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Synonyms
Messinian (7.246 Ma)

Hierarchy and sequence

Units at roof

Age

Age at top
  • Messinian
Age at base
  • Tortonian

Geography

Geographical extent
Central Europe.
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