Selandian (61.6 Ma)

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
0/25/55/0
Color RGB
R: 254 G: 191 B: 101
Rank
chronostratigraphic Stage
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
valid formal name

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Sélandien (CH) (DE/AT: Seelandium)
Français
Sélandien
Italiano
Selandiano
English
Selandian (61.6 Ma)
Origin of the Name

Named after the Zealand island (Denmark).

Historical Variants

--- (Rosenkrantz 1924)

Hierarchy and sequence

Units at roof
Lower boundary

Unformity at the type-locality.

Age

Age at top
  • middle Paleocene
Age at base
  • middle Paleocene
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