Aquitanian (23.03 Ma)

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
0/0/80/0
Color RGB
R: 255 G: 255 B: 51
Rank
chronostratigraphic Stage
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
valid formal name
Status discussion

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Aquitanien
Français
Aquitanien
Italiano
Aquitaniano
English
Aquitanian (23.03 Ma)
Origin of the Name

Named after the Aquitaine region (France).

Historical Variants

Aquitanien (Mayer-Eymar 1857, Denizot et al. 1957), Aquitanium, Aquitan (Füchtbauer 1958)

Hierarchy and sequence

Units at roof
Upper boundary

FAD Globigerinoides altiaperturus (Foraminifera), top of magnetic chronozone C6An

Lower boundary

FAD Paragloborotalia kugleri (Foraminifera), LAD Reticulofenestra bisecta (calcareous nannoplancton) = base NN1, base of magnetic chronozone C6Cn.2n

Age

Age at top
  • early Miocene
Age at base
  • early Miocene

Geography

Type area
Aquitaine Basin, France

References

Definition
Mayer-Eymar K. (1857) : Versuch einer neuen Klassifikation der Tertiär-Gebilde Europas. Verh. allg. schweiz. Ges. Natw. 165-199
Definition
Denizot G., ... (1957) : Tertiaire (France, Belgique, Pays-Bas, Luxembourg). Lexique stratigraphique international, vol. 1 Europe, Fasc. 4a VII
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