the langhian
1Langhian — is the older ICS age of the Middle Miocene epoch. It spans the time between 15.97 ± 0.05 Ma and 13.65 ± 0.05 Ma (million years ago)GeoWhen (2007)] . Defined by M. F. Pareto in 1864, it was originally based on evidence from the Langhe area north… …
2Langhian Stage — ▪ paleontology third of six divisions (in ascending order) of Miocene (Miocene Epoch) rocks, representing all rocks deposited worldwide during the Langhian Age (16 million to 13.8 million years ago) of the Neogene Period (the past 23… …
3Geology of the Iberian Peninsula — The geology of the Iberian Peninsula consists of the study of the rock formations on the Iberian Peninsula, which includes Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Gibraltar. The peninsula contains rocks from every age from Ediacaran to Recent, and almost… …
4Geology of the North Sea — Contents 1 Tectonic structure 2 Precambrian 3 Finnmarkian, Athollian, Caledonian Orogenies …
5Middle Miocene — The Middle Miocene is a sub epoch of the Miocene Epoch made up of two stages: the Langhian and Serravallian stages. The Middle Miocene is preceded by the Early Miocene. The sub epoch lasted from 15.97 ± 0.05 Ma to 11.608 ± 0.005 Ma (million years …
6Middle Miocene disruption — The term Middle Miocene disruption, alternatively the Middle Miocene extinction or Middle Miocene extinction peak, refers to a wave of extinctions of terrestrial and aquatic life forms that occurred around the middle of the Miocene Epoch, c. 14.8 …
7Mediterranean Sea — Mediterranean redirects here. For other uses, see Mediterranean (disambiguation). Mediterranean sea redirects here. For the oceanographical term, see Mediterranean sea (oceanography). Mediterranean Sea Composite satellite ima …
8Burdigalian Stage — ▪ geology the second of six stages (in ascending order) subdividing Miocene (Miocene Epoch) rocks, representing all rocks deposited worldwide during the Burdigalian Age (20.4 million to 16 million years ago) of the Neogene Period (the past… …
9Serravallian Stage — ▪ paleontology division of middle Miocene (Miocene Epoch) rocks, representing all rocks deposited worldwide during the Serravallian Age (13.8 million to 11.6 million years ago) of the Neogene Period (the past 23 million years). The… …
10Older Dryas — The Older Dryas was a stadial period between the Bølling and Allerød oscillations during the Pleistocene glacial period of 11,700 12,000 uncalibrated years ago.[1] It is named after an indicator genus, the alpine/tundra plant Dryas, which… …
