Burdigalian (20.44 Ma)

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
0/0/75/0
Color RGB
R: 255 G: 255 B: 65
Rank
chronostratigraphic Stage
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
valid formal name

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Burdigalien
Français
Burdigalien
Italiano
Burdigaliano
English
Burdigalian (20.44 Ma)
Origin of the Name

Named after the town of Bordeaux = Burdigala (Gironde, France).

Historical Variants

Burdigalien (Depéret 1892, Denizot et al. 1957), Bordeauxstufe (Wegelin 1918), Burdigalium, Burdigal

Nomenclatorial Remarks

Latin: Burdigalia

Hierarchy and sequence

Units at roof
Upper boundary

FAD Praeorbulina glomerosa (Foraminfera), top of magnetic chronozone C5Cn.1n

Lower boundary

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

Age

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

Geography

Type area
Gironde (France)

References

Definition
Depéret Ch. (1892) : Note sur la classification et le parallélisme du système miocène. Bull. Soc. géol. France (3) 19
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