15.98 - 11.63 Ma

The definition of this interval in the timescale European Faunal Units is taken from the following source:

• F. F. Steininger, W. A. Berggren, D. V. Kent, R. L. Bernor, S. Sen and J. Agusti. 1996. Circum-Mediterranean Neogene (Miocene and Pliocene) marine-continental chronologic correlations of European mammal units. The Evolution of Western Eurasian Neogene Mammal Faunas (eds. R. L. Bernor, V. Fahlbusch, and H.-W. Mittmann) view

There are intervals in 9 timescales which overlap this one. show

• International Chronostratigraphic Timescale: Langhian age, Miocene epoch, Serravallian age
• Cenozoic Subepochs: Middle Miocene subepoch
• European Faunal Zones: MN 7 + 8 zone, MN 6 zone, MN 5 zone
• Central Paratethys Stages: Badenian age, Sarmatian age
• Neogene Mammal Ages of China: Shanwangian age, Tunggurian age
• North American Land Mammal Ages: Clarendonian age, Barstovian age
• North American Mammal Subages/Zones: Early Barstovian subage, late Late Barstovian subage, Early Clarendonian subage, early Late Barstovian subage, Late Clarendonian subage
• South American Land Mammal Ages: Friasian age, Laventan age, Colloncuran age
• Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand: Waiauan age, Southland epoch, Altonian age, Lillburnian age, Pareora epoch, Clifdenian age

This interval is used in the definition of 6 collections

A total of 4349 collections with 45021 occurrences lie within this time span