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Priabonian
1.. The final age in the Eocene Epoch, preceded by the Bartonian, followed by the Rupelian (Stampian), and dated at 38.6–35.4 Ma ( Harland et al., 1989).

2. The name of the corresponding European stage, which is roughly contemporaneous with the Refugian (N. America), Runangan (New Zealand), and part of the Aldingan (Australia).

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