16.9 - 15.98 Ma

The definition of this interval in the timescale European Faunal Zones 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 8 timescales which overlap this one. show

• International Chronostratigraphic Timescale: Burdigalian age, Miocene epoch
• Cenozoic Subepochs: Early Miocene subepoch
• European Faunal Units: Orleanian subage
• Neogene Mammal Ages of China: Shanwangian age
• North American Land Mammal Ages: Hemingfordian age, Barstovian age
• North American Mammal Subages/Zones: early Late Barstovian subage, Early Hemingfordian subage, Early Barstovian subage, Late Hemingfordian subage, late Late Barstovian subage
• South American Land Mammal Ages: Friasian age, Santacrucian age
• Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand: Altonian age, Pareora epoch

This interval is used in the definition of 100 collections

A total of 149 collections with 2077 occurrences lie within this time span