- Zanclean
In the
geologic time scale , the Zanclean (also known as Tabianian, Dacian) is theage which makes up the EarlyPliocene or Lower Pliocene subepoch. It spans the time between 5.332 ± 0.005 Ma and 3.6 ± 0.005 Ma (million years ago). It is preceded by theMessinian stage of theMiocene epoch, and followed by thePiacenzian stage of the Late Pliocene.Generally in North America, the Zanclean corresponds to late Hemphillian to mid-
Blancan stages. In California, the Zanclean roughly corresponds to the mid-Delmontian.References
* [http://www.stratigraphy.org/geowhen/stages/Zanclean.html GeoWhen Database - Zanclean]
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