Astaracian subage
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
This interval is used in the definition of 6 collections
A total of 4349 collections with 45024 occurrences lie within this time span
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | European Faunal Units | Cenozoic Subepochs | |||
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Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Villanyian | Late Pliocene | 2.58 |
Ruscinian | 3.1 * | ||||
Zanclean | Early Pliocene | 3.6 | |||
Miocene | Messinian | Turolian | Late Miocene | 5.333 | |
Tortonian | 7.246 | ||||
Vallesian | 8.7 | ||||
Serravallian | Astaracian | Middle Miocene | 11.63 | ||
Langhian | 13.82 | ||||
Burdigalian | Orleanian | Early Miocene | 15.98 | ||
Agenian | 20 | ||||
Aquitanian | 20.44 | ||||
23.03 |