Piacenzian (3.600 Ma)

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
0/0/25/0
Color RGB
R: 255 G: 255 B: 191
Rank
chronostratigraphic Stage
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
valid formal name

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Plaisancien
Français
Plaisancien
Italiano
Piacenziano
English
Piacenzian (3.600 Ma)
Origin of the Name

Named after the village of Piacenzia (Italia).

Historical Variants

--- (Mayer-Eymar 1858), Piacenziano (dal Piaz & Trevisan 1956), Plaisancien (Denizot et al. 1957), Piacenzium

Hierarchy and sequence

Units at roof

Age

Age at top
  • late Pliocene
Age at base
  • late Pliocene

References

Definition
Mayer-Eymar K. (1857) : Versuch einer neuen Klassifikation der Tertiär-Gebilde Europas. Verh. allg. schweiz. Ges. Natw. 165-199
Definition
dal Piaz G., Trevisan L. (1956) : Italia. Lexique stratigraphique international, vol. 1 Europe, Fasc. 11
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