Norian

Norian
Chronology
Etymology
Name formalityFormal
Usage information
Celestial bodyEarth
Regional usageGlobal (ICS)
Time scale(s) usedICS Time Scale
Definition
Chronological unitAge
Stratigraphic unitStage
Time span formalityFormal
Lower boundary definitionNot formally defined[6]
Lower boundary definition candidatesBase of Stikinoceras kerri ammonoid zone and near FAD of Metapolygnathus echinatus within the M. communisti Conodont zones[6]
Lower boundary GSSP candidate section(s)
Upper boundary definitionNot formally defined[6]
Upper boundary definition candidates
Upper boundary GSSP candidate section(s)

The Norian is a division of the Triassic Period. It has the rank of an age (geochronology) or stage (chronostratigraphy). It lasted from ~227 to 208.5 million years ago.[8] It was preceded by the Carnian and succeeded by the Rhaetian.[9]

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  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point". International Commission of Stratigraphy. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  7. ^ Rigo, Manuel; Bertinelli, Angela; Concheri, Giuseppe; Gattolin, Giovanni; Godfrey, Linda; Katz, Miriam E.; Maron, Matteo; Mietto, Paolo; Muttoni, Giovanni; Sprovieri, Mario; Stellin, Fabio; Mariachiara, Zaffani (2016). "The Pignola-Abriola section (southern Apennines, Italy): a new GSSP candidate for the base of the Rhaetian Stage". Lethaia. 49 (3): 287–306. doi:10.1111/let.12145. hdl:11577/3157425. ISSN 1502-3931.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ According to Gradstein et al. (2004). Brack et al. (2005) give 226 to 207 million years
  9. ^ See for a detailed geologic timescale Gradstein et al. (2004)

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