Zanclean Stage

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:beganIn 5.333 million years ago
gptkbp:continent global
gptkbp:definedIn first appearance of the nanoplankton species Ceratolithus acutus
gptkbp:endDate 3.6 million years ago
gptkbp:followedBy Messinian Stage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zanclean Stage
gptkbp:lowerBoundaryDefinition base of the Thvera magnetic event (C3n.4n)
gptkbp:namedAfter Zancle (ancient name for Messina, Italy)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Pliocene_Epoch
gptkbp:precededBy Piacenzian Stage
gptkbp:relatedTo early Pliocene
gptkbp:stratigraphicUnitOf gptkb:theatre
age
gptkbp:upperBoundaryDefinition base of the Gauss Chron (C2An)
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:International_Commission_on_Stratigraphy_timescale
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Zanclean_Age
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7