16.3 - 15.5 Ma

The definition of this interval in the timescale South American Land Mammal Ages is taken from the following source:

• J. J. Flynn and C. C. Swisher, III. 1995. Cenozoic South American Land Mammal Ages: correlation to global geochronology. Geochronology Time Scales and Global Stratigraphic Correlation, SEPM Special Publication 54:317-333 view

There are intervals in 12 timescales which overlap this one. show

• International Chronostratigraphic Timescale: Miocene epoch, Langhian age, Burdigalian age
• Cenozoic Subepochs: Early Miocene subepoch, Middle Miocene subepoch
• European Faunal Units: Orleanian subage, Astaracian subage
• European Faunal Zones: MN 5 zone, MN 4 zone
• Neogene Mammal Ages of China: Shanwangian age
• North American Land Mammal Ages: Barstovian age
• North American Mammal Subages/Zones: Early Barstovian subage, early Late Barstovian subage, late Late Barstovian subage
• Calcareous Nannoplankton Zones: NN4 zone
• Planktic Foraminiferal Zones: P. sicana LOZ zone
• Neogene North Pacific Diatom Biochronology: Denticulopsis hyalina - Denticulopsis lauta zone, Crucidenticula sawamurae - Thalassiosira fraga zone
• Geomagnetic Polarity Chrons: C5C chron, C5B chron
• Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand: Pareora epoch, Southland epoch, Altonian age, Clifdenian age

This interval is used in the definition of 17 collections

A total of 30 collections with 157 occurrences lie within this time span