Gaetani Oceanic Anoxic Event

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
N/A
Color RGB
R: 50 G: 50 B: 50
Rank
Oceanic Anoxic Event
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Gaetani-OAE
Français
niveau Gaetani
Italiano
livello Gaetani
English
Gaetani Oceanic Anoxic Event
Origin of the Name

Named in recognition of Maurizio Gaetani's work on Jurassic sedimentary successions of the Lombardy Basin.

Historical Variants

Gaetani Level (Erba et al. 2019)

Description

Thickness
10 cm (Erba et al. 2019)

Age

Age at top
  • early Bajocian
Age at base
  • early Bajocian

Geography

Type area
Alpe Turati (Italia), Lombary Basin

Palaenography and tectonic

  • Dogger
Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • sedimentary
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