Tortonian
Tortonian
1. A Late Miocene age, preceded by the Serravallian, followed by the Messinian, and dated at 10.4–6.7 Ma ( Harland et al., 1989).
2. The name of the corresponding European stage, which is roughly contemporaneous with part of the Mohnian (N. America), Waiauan and lower Tongaporutuan (New Zealand), and the lower Mitchellian (Australia). The stratotype is at Tortona, Italy.
1. A Late Miocene age, preceded by the Serravallian, followed by the Messinian, and dated at 10.4–6.7 Ma ( Harland et al., 1989).
2. The name of the corresponding European stage, which is roughly contemporaneous with part of the Mohnian (N. America), Waiauan and lower Tongaporutuan (New Zealand), and the lower Mitchellian (Australia). The stratotype is at Tortona, Italy.
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