the Langhian

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• Langhian — is the older ICS age of the Middle Miocene epoch. It spans the time between 15.97 ± 0.05 Ma and 13.65 ± 0.05 Ma (million years ago)GeoWhen (2007)] . Defined by M. F. Pareto in 1864, it was originally based on evidence from the Langhe area north… …   Wikipedia

• Langhian Stage — ▪ paleontology       third of six divisions (in ascending order) of Miocene (Miocene Epoch) rocks, representing all rocks deposited worldwide during the Langhian Age (16 million to 13.8 million years ago) of the Neogene Period (the past 23… …   Universalium

• Geology of the Iberian Peninsula — The geology of the Iberian Peninsula consists of the study of the rock formations on the Iberian Peninsula, which includes Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Gibraltar. The peninsula contains rocks from every age from Ediacaran to Recent, and almost… …   Wikipedia

• Geology of the North Sea — Contents 1 Tectonic structure 2 Precambrian 3 Finnmarkian, Athollian, Caledonian Orogenies …   Wikipedia

• Middle Miocene — The Middle Miocene is a sub epoch of the Miocene Epoch made up of two stages: the Langhian and Serravallian stages. The Middle Miocene is preceded by the Early Miocene. The sub epoch lasted from 15.97 ± 0.05 Ma to 11.608 ± 0.005 Ma (million years …   Wikipedia

• Middle Miocene disruption — The term Middle Miocene disruption, alternatively the Middle Miocene extinction or Middle Miocene extinction peak, refers to a wave of extinctions of terrestrial and aquatic life forms that occurred around the middle of the Miocene Epoch, c. 14.8 …   Wikipedia

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• Burdigalian Stage — ▪ geology       the second of six stages (in ascending order) subdividing Miocene (Miocene Epoch) rocks, representing all rocks deposited worldwide during the Burdigalian Age (20.4 million to 16 million years ago) of the Neogene Period (the past… …   Universalium

• Serravallian Stage — ▪ paleontology       division of middle Miocene (Miocene Epoch) rocks, representing all rocks deposited worldwide during the Serravallian Age (13.8 million to 11.6 million years ago) of the Neogene Period (the past 23 million years). The… …   Universalium

• Older Dryas — The Older Dryas was a stadial period between the Bølling and Allerød oscillations during the Pleistocene glacial period of 11,700 12,000 uncalibrated years ago.[1] It is named after an indicator genus, the alpine/tundra plant Dryas, which… …   Wikipedia

• Allerød oscillation — The Allerød period was a warm and moist global interstadial that occurred at the end of the last glacial period. The Allerød oscillation raised temperatures (in the northern Atlantic region to almost present day levels), before they declined… …   Wikipedia