Pliocene (5.333 Ma)

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
0/0/40/0
Color RGB
R: 255 G: 255 B: 153
Rank
chronostratigraphic Epoch
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
valid formal name

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Pliozän
Français
Pliocène
Italiano
Pliocene
English
Pliocene (5.333 Ma)
Origin of the Name

plios = plus , kaïno = récent

Historical Variants

Pliocene (Lyell 1833), Pliocène = Néogène supérieur (Gignoux & Moret 1944)Pliocène (Denizot et al. 1957), Pliocän, Pliocaen

Hierarchy and sequence

Age

Age at top
  • Piacenzian
Age at base
  • Zanclean

References

Definition
Lyell Charles (1833) : Principles of Geology. 1st edition
  • Piacenzian (3.600 Ma)

    Name Origin

    Named after the village of Piacenzia (Italia).

    Rank
    chronostratigraphic Stage
    Status
    valid formal name
    Age
    late Pliocene
  • Zanclean (5.333 Ma)

    Name Origin

    Derived from Zancla, the pre-Roman name for the town of Messina in Sicily (Italy).

    Rank
    chronostratigraphic Stage
    Status
    valid formal name
    In short

    First stage of the Pliocene.

    Age
    Pliocene
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