Ladinian
The Ladinian is a stage and age in the Middle Triassic series or epoch. It spans the time between 242 Ma and ~237 Ma (million years ago). The Ladinian was preceded by the Anisian and succeeded by the Carnian (part of the Upper or Late Triassic).
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Monte San Giorgio exhibits exceptionally preserved Ladinian vertebrate fossils | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name formality | Formal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Celestial body | Earth | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regional usage | Global (ICS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time scale(s) used | ICS Time Scale | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chronological unit | Age | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stratigraphic unit | Stage | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time span formality | Formal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower boundary definition | FAD of the Ammonite Eoprotrachyceras curionii | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower boundary GSSP | Bagolino, Lombardian pre-Alps, Italy 45.8193°N 10.4710°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower GSSP ratified | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Upper boundary definition | FAD of the Ammonite Daxatina canadensis | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Upper boundary GSSP | Prati di Stuores, Dolomites, Italy 46.5269°N 11.9303°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Upper GSSP ratified | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The Ladinian is coeval with the Falangian regional stage used in China.
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