Lutetian (47.8 Ma)

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
0/30/40/0
Color RGB
R: 252 G: 180 B: 130
Rank
chronostratigraphic Stage
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
valid formal name
Scs Note

GSSP = Playa Gorrondatxe (España)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Lutétien
Français
Lutétien
Italiano
Luteziano
English
Lutetian (47.8 Ma)
Origin of the Name

Named after the town of Paris = Lutetia (France).

Historical Variants

Parisien A (d'Orbigny 1852b), Parisien (Mayer-Eymar 1857), Lutétien (de Lapparent 1883, Denizot et al. 1957, Blondeau 1981), Lutetium, Lutet

Hierarchy and sequence

Units at roof
Upper boundary

FAD Reticulofenestra reticulata (calcareous nanoplancton)

Lower boundary

FAD Blackites inflatus (calcareous nanoplancton)

Age

Age at top
  • middle Eocene
Age at base
  • middle Eocene

Geography

Type area
Paris Basin (France)

References

Definition
de Lapparent E. (1883) : Traité de géologie. 1ère édition
Definition
Denizot G., ... (1957) : Tertiaire (France, Belgique, Pays-Bas, Luxembourg). Lexique stratigraphique international, vol. 1 Europe, Fasc. 4a VII
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