Karpatian
Back to OttnangianRepresentation and status
- Color CMYK
- (0%,0%,0%,100%)
- Color RGB
- R: 255 G: 255 B: 65
- Rank
- chronostratigraphy
- Validity
- Unit is in Use
- Status
- local name (informal)
Nomenclature
- Deutsch
- Karpatien
- Français
- Karpatien
- Italiano
- Carpatiano
- English
- Karpatian
- Origin of the Name
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Named after the Carpathian Mountains (Czechoslovakia).
- Historical Variants
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Karpatium, Karpatische Stufe, --- (Cicha & Tejkal 1959, Alberdi & Aguirre 1979)
Hierarchy and sequence
- Units at roof
Age
- Age at top
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- Burdigalian
- Age at base
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- Burdigalian
Geography
- Geographical extent
- Central Europe.