Middle Devonian (393.3 +/-1.2 Ma)
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- Color CMYK
- (0%,17%,57%,5%)
- Color RGB
- R: 241 G: 200 B: 104
- Rank
- chronostratigraphic Epoch
- Validity
- Unit is in Use
- Status
- valid
Nomenclature
- Deutsch
- Mittleres Dévonien
- Français
- Dévonien moyen
- English
- Middle Devonian (393.3 +/-1.2 Ma)
Hierarchy and sequence
- Subordinate units
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Givetian (387.7 +/-0.8 Ma)
- Name Origin
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Named after the town of Givet (Ardennes, France).
- Rank
- chronostratigraphic Stage
- Status
- valid formal name
- In short
- Second stage of the Middle Devonian, originally defined based on the Givet Limestone.
- Age
- Middle Devonian
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Eifelian (393.3 +/-1.2 Ma)
- Name Origin
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Named after the Eifel region (Prusse rhénane)
- Rank
- chronostratigraphic Stage
- Status
- valid
- Age
- Middle Devonian