Fassanian

Representation and status

Color CMYK

(0%,35%,5%,21%)

Color RGB

R: 201 G: 131 B: 191

Rank

chronostratigraphic Substage

Validity

Unit is in Use

Status

local name (informal)

Nomenclature

Deutsch

Fassanium

Français

Fassanien

Italiano

Fassaniano

English

Fassanian

Origin of the Name

Named after the Val di Fassa (Italia).

Historical Variants

Sottopiano Fassano = Fassanische Unterstufe (von Mojsisovics et al. 1895, dal Piaz & Trevisan 1956)

Hierarchy and sequence

Units at roof

• Longobardian

Age

Age at top

• Early Ladinian

Note about top

Protrachyceras gredleri Zone

Age at base

• Early Ladinian

Note about base

Eoprotrachyceras curionii Zone

Dating Method

Brack et al. 2005, Hochuli et al. 2015

References

Definition

von Mojsisovics E., Waagen W., Diener C. (1895) : Entwurf einer Gliederung der pelagischen Sedimente des Trias-Systems. Sitz.-Ber. Math.-Nat. Cl, Äkad. Wiss. 104/1, 1271-

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