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Langhian

In the ICS geologic timescale, the Langhian is an age or stage in the middle Miocene Epoch/Series. It spans the time between 15.98 Ma and 13.82 (million years ago) during the Middle Miocene.

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Celestial body
Earth
Chronological unit
Age
Formerly part of
Tertiary Period/System
Lower boundary definition
Not formally defined
Lower boundary definition candidates
Near top of magnetic polarity chronozone C5Cn.1n · Near FAD of the Planktonic Foraminiferan Praeorbulina glomerosa
Lower boundary GSSP candidate section(s)
La Vedova, Italy · St. Peter's Pool, Malta · Astronomically tuned ODP-core

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Langhian

Nodes53
Edges52
Triples30
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.037736
Components1

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Langhian

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related to Stratigraphic definition · 8
Langhian → C5ABr, C5Cn, GSSP, Langhian Stage, Praeorbulina, Serravallian Stage, Sphenolithus, The
related to External links · 4
Langhian → GeoWhen Database, ICSNeogene, LanghianNeogene, Norwegian
Lower boundary GSSP candidate section(s) · 3
Langhian → Astronomically tuned ODP-core, La Vedova, Italy, St. Peter's Pool, Malta
Lower boundary definition candidates · 2
Langhian → Near FAD of the Planktonic Foraminiferan Praeorbulina glomerosa, Near top of magnetic polarity chronozone C5Cn.1n
Celestial body · 1
Langhian → Earth
Chronological unit · 1
Langhian → Age
Formerly part of · 1
Langhian → Tertiary Period/System
Lower boundary definition · 1
Langhian → Not formally defined
Name formality · 1
Langhian → Formal
Regional usage · 1
Langhian → Global (ICS)

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stage ago ics years miocene serravallian age italy 10 ma middle definition time defined north 20 14 millions gssp stratigraphic

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LanghianCelestial bodyEarth1.00infobox
LanghianChronological unitAge1.00infobox
LanghianFormerly part ofTertiary Period/System1.00infobox
LanghianLower boundary definitionNot formally defined1.00infobox
LanghianLower boundary definition candidatesNear top of magnetic polarity chronozone C5Cn.1n1.00infobox
LanghianLower boundary definition candidatesNear FAD of the Planktonic Foraminiferan Praeorbulina glomerosa1.00infobox
LanghianLower boundary GSSP candidate section(s)La Vedova, Italy1.00infobox
LanghianLower boundary GSSP candidate section(s)St. Peter's Pool, Malta1.00infobox
LanghianLower boundary GSSP candidate section(s)Astronomically tuned ODP-core1.00infobox
LanghianName formalityFormal1.00infobox
LanghianRegional usageGlobal (ICS)1.00infobox
LanghianStratigraphic unitStage1.00infobox
LanghianTime scale(s) usedICS Time Scale1.00infobox
LanghianTime span formalityFormal1.00infobox
LanghianUpper boundary definitionMi3b Oxygen-isotopic event (Global cooling episode)1.00infobox
LanghianUpper boundary GSSPRas il Pellegrin section, Fomm ir-Riħ Bay, Malta .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nonde…1.00infobox
LanghianUpper GSSP ratified20071.00infobox
Langhianis aage or stage in the middle Miocene Epoch/Series0.90text

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