Anisian

Anisian
The Muschelkalk in Europe is mainly Anisian aged
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
Lower boundary definition candidates
Lower boundary GSSP candidate section(s)
Upper boundary definitionFAD of the Ammonite Eoprotrachyceras curionii
Upper boundary GSSPBagolino, Lombardian pre-Alps, Italy
45°49′09″N 10°28′16″E / 45.8193°N 10.4710°E / 45.8193; 10.4710
Upper GSSP ratified2005[6]

In the geologic timescale, the Anisian is the lower stage or earliest age of the Middle Triassic series or epoch and lasted from 247.2 million years ago until 242 million years ago.[7] The Anisian Age succeeds the Olenekian Age (part of the Lower Triassic Epoch) and precedes the Ladinian Age.

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  7. ^ According to Gradstein et al. (2004); Brack et al. (2005) give 248 to 241 Ma

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