Sparnacian

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(0%,0%,0%,100%)
Rank
chronostratigraphic Substage
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
local name (informal)
Status discussion

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Sparnacien
Français
Sparnacien
Italiano
Sparnaciano
English
Sparnacian
Origin of the Name

Named after the town of Épernay = Sparnacum (Marne, France).

Historical Variants
Sparnacien (Dollfus 1877, Denizot et al. 1957)

Hierarchy and sequence

Units at roof

Age

Age at top
  • early Eocene
Age at base
  • early Eocene

Geography

Type area
Paris Basin (France)

References

Definition
Dollfus G. (1877) : Terrains tertiaires dans le Bassin anglo-parisien. Bull. Soc. géol. Normandie (1880)
Definition
Denizot G., ... (1957) : Tertiaire (France, Belgique, Pays-Bas, Luxembourg). Lexique stratigraphique international, vol. 1 Europe, Fasc. 4a VII
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