Llandovery (443.8 +/-1.5 Ma)

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(29%,0%,17%,16%)
Color RGB
R: 153 G: 215 B: 179
Rank
chronostratigraphy
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
informal term

Nomenclature

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Llandovery
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Llandovery
Italiano
Llandovery
English
Llandovery (443.8 +/-1.5 Ma)
Historical Variants
Llandovery (Murchison 1859), Llandovérien (Mayer-Eymar 1888), Landovérien (Renevier 1897), Llandoverian

Hierarchy and sequence

Subordinate units
Units at roof

Age

Age at top
  • Silurian
Age at base
  • Silurian

  • Telychian

    Rank
    chronostratigraphic Stage
    Status
    valid
    Age
    Silurian
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  • Aeronian

    Name Origin

    Cemcoed-Aeron Farm near Llandovery, Powys (Wales, UK)

    Rank
    chronostratigraphic Stage
    Status
    valid formal name
    In short

    Second stage of the Llandovery Series (Early Silurian).

    Age
    Silurian
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  • Rhuddanian

    Rank
    chronostratigraphic Stage
    Status
    valid
    Age
    Silurian
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