Induan (251.902 +/-0.024 Ma)

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
35 / 70 / 0 / 0
Color RGB
R: 164 G: 70 B: 159
Rank
chronostratigraphic Stage
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
valid formal name

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Induen (CH ; DE/AT: Indusium)
Français
Induen
Italiano
Induano
English
Induan (251.902 +/-0.024 Ma)
Origin of the Name

Indus River in the Salt Range of Pakistan.

Historical Variants

Indusien (BRGM 2006), Induen (ISC 2012)

Hierarchy and sequence

Subordinate units
Units at roof
Lower boundary

The base of the Triassic is defined by the first appearance of the conodont species Hindeodus parvus, which correlates with the end of the negative δ18O anomaly after the big extinction event at the Permian-Triassic boundary.

Age

Age at top
  • Induan
Age at base
  • Induan

  • Dienerian

    Name Origin

    Karl Diener (1862-1928), Austrian geologist, paleontologist and alpinist.

    Rank
    chronostratigraphic Substage
    Status
    local name (informal)
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  • Griesbachian

    Name Origin
    Griesbach
    Rank
    chronostratigraphic Substage
    Status
    local name (informal)
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