Messinian age
7.246 - 5.333 Ma
The definition of this interval in the timescale International Chronostratigraphic Timescale is taken from the following source:
- K. M. Cohen, S.C. Finney, P.L. Gibbard and J.-X. Fan. 2023. The ICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2023/09. view
There are intervals in 9 timescales which overlap this one. show
This interval is used in the definition of 986 collections
A total of 1105 collections with 12893 occurrences lie within this time span
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | 0 |
| Northgrippian | 0.0042 | ||
| Greenlandian | 0.0082 | ||
| Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | 0.0117 | |
| Chibanian | 0.129 | ||
| Calabrian | 0.774 | ||
| Gelasian | 1.8 | ||
| Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | 2.58 |
| Zanclean | 3.6 | ||
| Miocene | Messinian | 5.333 | |
| Tortonian | 7.246 | ||
| Serravallian | 11.63 | ||
| Langhian | 13.82 | ||
| Burdigalian | 15.98 | ||
| Aquitanian | 20.44 | ||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | 23.03 |
| Rupelian | 27.82 | ||
| Eocene | Priabonian | 33.9 | |
| Bartonian | 37.71 | ||
| Lutetian | 41.2 | ||
| Ypresian | 47.8 | ||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | 56 | |
| Selandian | 59.2 | ||
| Danian | 61.6 | ||
| 66 | |||