Langhian
The Langhian is, in the ICS geologic timescale, an age or stage in the middle Miocene Epoch/Series. It spans the time between 15.97 ± 0.05 Ma and 13.65 ± 0.05 Ma (million years ago) during the Middle Miocene.
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| Formerly part of | Tertiary Period/System | ||||||||||
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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 | Not formally defined | ||||||||||
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| Upper boundary definition | Mi3b Oxygen-isotopic event (Global cooling episode) | ||||||||||
| Upper boundary GSSP | Ras il Pellegrin section, Fomm ir-Riħ Bay, Malta 35.9139°N 14.3361°E | ||||||||||
| Upper GSSP ratified | 2007 | ||||||||||
The Langhian was a continuing warming period defined by Lorenzo Pareto in 1865, it was originally established in the Langhe area north of Ceva in northern Italy, hence the name. The Langhian is preceded by the Burdigalian and followed by the Serravallian Stage.
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