Anisian (247.2 Ma)

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
25 / 50 / 0 / 0
Color RGB
R: 188 G: 117 B: 183
Rank
chronostratigraphic Stage
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
valid formal name

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Anisien
Français
Anisian
Italiano
Anisico
English
Anisian (247.2 Ma)
Origin of the Name

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

Historical Variants

Anisien (Mojsisovics, Waagen & Diener 1895), Anisico (Pozzi 1959), Anis, Anisium (DE/AT)

Nomenclatorial Remarks

Virglorien supérieur

Hierarchy and sequence

Subordinate units
Units at roof

Age

Age at top
  • Anisian
Age at base
  • Anisian

Geography

Type area
Austrian Alps.

  • Illyrian

    Name Origin

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

    Rank
    chronostratigraphic Substage
    Status
    local name (informal)
    In short
    Last substage of the Anisian (Middle Triassic).
    Age
    Late Anisian
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  • Pelsonian

    Name Origin

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

    Rank
    chronostratigraphic Substage
    Status
    local name (informal)
    In short
    Third substage of the Anisian.
    Age
    Anisian
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  • Bithynian

    Name Origin

    Named after the Roman province Bithynia (NW Turkey).

    Rank
    chronostratigraphic Substage
    Status
    local name (informal)
    In short
    Second substage of the Anisian (Middle Triassic).
    Age
    Anisian
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  • Aegean

    Name Origin

    Named after the Aegean Sea (Greece).

    Rank
    chronostratigraphic Substage
    Status
    local name (informal)
    Nomenclatorial Remarks
    Ägäissches Meer = mer Égée
    In short
    First substage of the Anisian (Middle Triassic).
    Age
    Early Anisian
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