Tithonian (152.1 +/-0.9 Ma)

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Representation and status

Index
tit
Color CMYK
15 / 0 / 0 / 0
Color RGB
R: 217 G: 241 B: 247
Rank
chronostratigraphic Stage
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
valid formal name

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Tithonien (CH ; DE/AT: Tithon)
Français
Tithonien
Italiano
Titoniano
English
Tithonian (152.1 +/-0.9 Ma)
Origin of the Name

Named derived from the Greek mythology: Tithon was the son of Laomedon of Troy, who fell in love with Eos, Greek goddess of the dawn (thus prefiguring the Cretaceous system).

Historical Variants

tithonische Etage (Oppel 1865), Tithonique (Dreyfuss et al. 1956)

Nomenclatorial Remarks

The Berriasella jacobi Zone, previously placed at the end of the Tithonian, is now considered as defining the start of the Berriasian.

Hierarchy and sequence

Units at roof

Age

Age at top
  • Tithonian
Age at base
  • Tithonian

References

Definition
Oppel A. (1865) : Die tithonische Etage. Zeitschr. deutsch. Geol. Gesell. 28
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