Bithynian

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(0%,0%,0%,100%)
Rank
chronostratigraphic Substage
Validity
Unit is not in Use
Status
local name (informal)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Bithynium
Français
Bithynien
Italiano
Bithyniano
English
Bithynian
Origin of the Name

Named after the Roman province Bithynia (NW Turkey).

Historical Variants
Bithynian (Assereto 1974, Gaetani 2016)

Hierarchy and sequence

Units at roof

Age

Age at top
  • Anisian
Age at base
  • Anisian

Geography

Type area
Gebze area (Kocaeli peninsula, NW Turkey).

References

Definition
Assereto Riccardo (1974) : Aegean and Bithynian: Proposal for two new Anisian substages. Öst. Akad. Wissen., Erdwiss. Kom. 2, 23-39
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