Back Berriasium Afrikaans البرياسي Arabic Berriasianu AST Berijasij BS Berriasià Catalan Berrias Czech Berriasium German Βερριάσιο Greek Berriasiense Spanish Berriasiar Basque
| Berriasian | |||||||||
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| Etymology | |||||||||
| Name formality | Formal | ||||||||
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| Celestial body | Earth | ||||||||
| Regional usage | Global (ICS) | ||||||||
| Time scale(s) used | ICS Time Scale | ||||||||
| Definition | |||||||||
| Chronological unit | Age | ||||||||
| Stratigraphic unit | Stage | ||||||||
| Time span formality | Formal | ||||||||
| Lower boundary definition | Undefined | ||||||||
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| Lower boundary GSSP candidate section(s) | None | ||||||||
| Upper boundary definition | Undefined | ||||||||
| Upper boundary definition candidates | FAD of the Calpionellid Calpionellites darderi | ||||||||
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In the geological timescale, the Berriasian is an age/stage of the Early/Lower Cretaceous. It is the oldest subdivision in the entire Cretaceous. It has been taken to span the time between 145.0 ± 4.0 Ma and 139.8 ± 3.0 Ma (million years ago). The Berriasian succeeds the Tithonian (part of the Jurassic) and precedes the Valanginian.
- ^ International Commission on Stratigraphy. "ICS - Chart/Time Scale". www.stratigraphy.org.