Ensenadan age

1.75 - 0.4 Ma

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

  • F. J. Prevosti, C. O. Romano, A. M. Forasiepi, S. Hemming, R. Bonini, A. M. Candela, E. Cerdeño, M. C. Madozzo Jaén, P. E. Ortiz, F. Pujos, L. Rasia, G. I. Schmidt, M. Taglioretti, R. D. E. MacPhee, and U. F. J. Pardiñas. 2021. New radiometric 40Ar–39Ar dates and faunistic analyses refine evolutionary dynamics of Neogene vertebrate assemblages in southern South America. Scientific Reports 2021(11):9830 view

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This interval is used in the definition of 59 collections

A total of 5180 collections with 56229 occurrences lie within this time span

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International Chronostratigraphic TimescaleSouth American Land Mammal AgesNorth American Mammal Subages/Zones
QuaternaryHoloceneMeghalayan0
Northgrippian0.0042
Greenlandian0.0082
PleistoceneLate PleistoceneLujanianSheridanian0.0117
Chibanian0.129
Cudahyan/Sappan0.21
Ensenadan0.4
Calabrian0.774
Senecan/Rexroadian1.4
Sanandresian/Uquian1.75
Gelasian1.8
2.58
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4.7