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The Selandian is a stage in the Paleocene. It spans the time between 61.66 and 59.24 Ma. It is preceded by the Danian and followed by the Thanetian. Sometimes the Paleocene is subdivided in subepochs, in which the Selandian forms the "middle Paleocene".
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selandian | Celestial body | Earth | 1.00 | infobox |
| Selandian | Chronological unit | Age | 1.00 | infobox |
| Selandian | Formerly part of | Tertiary Period/System | 1.00 | infobox |
| Selandian | Lower boundary definition | Onset of sea-level drop and carbon isotope shift | 1.00 | infobox |
| Selandian | Lower boundary GSSP | Zumaia Section, Basque Country, Spain .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-p… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Selandian | Lower GSSP ratified | 2008 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Selandian | Name formality | Formal | 1.00 | infobox |
| Selandian | Regional usage | Global (ICS) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Selandian | Stratigraphic unit | Stage | 1.00 | infobox |
| Selandian | Time scale(s) used | ICS Time Scale | 1.00 | infobox |
| Selandian | Time span formality | Formal | 1.00 | infobox |
| Selandian | Upper boundary definition | Base of magnetic polarity chronozone C26n | 1.00 | infobox |
| Selandian | Upper boundary GSSP | Zumaia Section, Basque Country, Spain 43°17′59″N 2°15′39″W / 43.2996°N 2.2609°W / 43.2996; -2.2609 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Selandian | Upper GSSP ratified | 2008 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Selandian | is a | stage in the Paleocene | 0.90 | text |
| Selandian | is a | unconformity | 0.90 | text |
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