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−24 — – −22 — – −20 — – −18 — – −16 — – −14 — – −12 — – −10 — – −8 — – −6 — – −4 — – −2 — | | | |
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| Formerly part of | Tertiary Period/System |
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| Name formality | Formal |
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| Celestial body | Earth |
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| Regional usage | Global (ICS) |
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| Time scale(s) used | ICS Time Scale |
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| Chronological unit | Age |
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| Stratigraphic unit | Stage |
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| Time span formality | Formal |
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| Lower boundary definition | Not formally defined |
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| Lower boundary GSSP candidate section(s) | Astronomically tuned ODP-core |
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| Upper boundary definition | Not formally defined |
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The Burdigalian is, in the geologic timescale, an age or stage in the early Miocene. It spans the time between 20.45 Ma and 15.98 Ma (million years ago). Preceded by the Aquitanian, the Burdigalian was the first and longest warming period of the Miocene and is succeeded by the Langhian.