Bartonian (~41 Ma)

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
0/25/35/0
Color RGB
R: 253 G: 192 B: 145
Rank
chronostratigraphic Stage
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
valid formal name
Status discussion

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Bartonien
Français
Bartonien
Italiano
Bartoniano
English
Bartonian (~41 Ma)
Origin of the Name

Named after the village of Barton-on-Sea (Hampshire, UK).

Historical Variants

Bartonien (Mayer-Eymar 1857, Mayer-Eymar 1869, Denizot et al. 1957), Bartonstufe (Studer 1872), Bartonium

Hierarchy and sequence

Subordinate units
Upper boundary

FAD Chiasmolithus oamaruensis (calcareous nannoplancton) = base NP18

Lower boundary

FAD Reticulofenestra reticulata (calcareous nannoplancton)

Age

Age at top
  • middle Eocene
Age at base
  • middle Eocene
Dating Method

Biostratigraphy: planktonic Foraminifera (P12-14), Nannoplankton (NP16-17).

Geography

Type area
Northern Europe, Paris Basin.
Type locality

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
  • Marinesian

    Name Origin

    Named after the village of Marines (Val-d'Oise, France)

    Rank
    chronostratigraphic Substage
    Status
    local name (informal)
    In short

    Second substage of the Bartonian in the Paris Basin. Original definition based on the «Sables de Marines». It corresponds to the Late Bartonian of the International Time Scale.

    Age
    Bartonian
  • Auversian

    Name Origin

    Named after the town of Auvers-sur-Oise (Val d'Oise, France) ; le stratotype des sablières du Bois-le-Roi est en cours d'aménagement.

    Rank
    chronostratigraphic Substage
    Status
    local name (informal)
    Valid term
    Bartonian
    In short

    First substage of the Bartonian in the Paris Basin. It corresponds to the Early Bartonian of the International Time Scale.

    Age
    early Bartonian
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