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Zanclean

The Zanclean is the lowest stage or earliest age on the geologic time scale of the Pliocene. It spans the time between 5.332 ± 0.005 Ma (million years ago) and 3.6 ± 0.005 Ma. It is preceded by the Messinian Age of the Miocene Epoch, and followed by the Piacenzian Age.

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Celestial body
Earth
Chronological unit
Age
Formerly part of
Tertiary Period/System
Lower boundary definition
Base of the Thvera magnetic event (C3n.4n), which is only 96 ka (5 precession cycles) younger than the GSSP
Lower GSSP ratified
2000
Name formality
Formal

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Events of the Zanclean

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Zanclean

Nodes40
Edges39
Triples78
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.05
Components1

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Zanclean

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related to Literature · 29
Zanclean → Bulletin, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Castradori, Cita, Episodes, France, French, Geologic Time Scale, Giuseppe Seguenza, Gradstein, GSSP, Hilgen, ISBN, La Formation Zancléenne, Lourens, Middle Pliocene, Ogg, Piacenzian Stage, Pliocene Series
related to Definition · 19
Zanclean → C3n, Ceratolithus, CN10b, Cr3, Giuseppe Seguenza, Heraclea Minoa, It, Italian, Italy, Messina, Pliocene Series, Roman, Sicily, The, The GSSP, The Zanclean Stage, Thvera, Triquetrorhabdulus, Zancle
related to Events of the Zanclean · 12
Zanclean → Atlantic Ocean, Deposits, Everglades, Gibraltar, Ma, Mediterranean Basin, Mediterranean Sea, Messinian, Messinian Age, Miocene Epoch, Strait, The Zanclean
related to External links · 3
Zanclean → GeoWhen, ICSNeogene, Norwegian
Celestial body · 1
Zanclean → Earth
Chronological unit · 1
Zanclean → Age
Formerly part of · 1
Zanclean → Tertiary Period/System
Lower boundary definition · 1
Zanclean → Base of the Thvera magnetic event (C3n.4n), which is only 96 ka (5 precession cycles) younger than the GSSP
Lower boundary GSSP · 1
Zanclean → Heraclea Minoa section, Heraclea Minoa, Cattolica Eraclea, Sicily, Italy .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-…
Lower GSSP ratified · 1
Zanclean → 2000

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years ago stage age messinian time ics piacenzian scale base 16 pliocene ma million 20 millions sicily gssp salinity crisis

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ZancleanCelestial bodyEarth1.00infobox
ZancleanChronological unitAge1.00infobox
ZancleanFormerly part ofTertiary Period/System1.00infobox
ZancleanLower boundary definitionBase of the Thvera magnetic event (C3n.4n), which is only 96 ka (5 precession cycles) younger than the GSSP1.00infobox
ZancleanLower boundary GSSPHeraclea Minoa section, Heraclea Minoa, Cattolica Eraclea, Sicily, Italy .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-…1.00infobox
ZancleanLower GSSP ratified20001.00infobox
ZancleanName formalityFormal1.00infobox
ZancleanRegional usageGlobal (ICS)1.00infobox
ZancleanStratigraphic unitStage1.00infobox
ZancleanTime scale(s) usedICS Time Scale1.00infobox
ZancleanTime span formalityFormal1.00infobox
ZancleanUpper boundary definitionBase of Gauss/Gilbert (C2An/C2Ar) magnetic reversal1.00infobox
ZancleanUpper boundary GSSPPunta Piccola Section, Porto Empedocle, Sicily, Italy 37°17′20″N 13°29′36″E / 37.2889°N 13.4933°E / 37.2889; 13.49331.00infobox
ZancleanUpper GSSP ratifiedJanuary 19971.00infobox
Zancleanis alowest stage or earliest age on the geologic time scale of the Pliocene0.90text

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