Tercis-les-Bains, France

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Tercis-les-Bains is a commune in southwestern France notable in geology as the internationally recognized reference site for the base of the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous.

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Tercis-les-Bains, France canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
spa town
country France
geologicalTimeBoundaryDefined base of the Maastrichtian stage
geologicalTimeBoundaryWithin Late Cretaceous
governedAs municipality
hasClimate oceanic climate
hasElevationType lowland commune
hasFeature Tercis quarry
geological stratigraphic section
hasGeologicalSignificance Global reference section for the base of the Maastrichtian stage
Stratotype section for the base of the Maastrichtian
hasHistoricalRegion Gascogne
surface form: Gascony
hasINSEECode 40314
hasOfficialLanguage French
hasPostalCode 40180
hasTypeOfWaters thermal baths
locatedIn Adour-Garonne water agency basin
surface form: Adour river basin

Landes department
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
surface form: Nouvelle-Aquitaine region

southwestern France
locatedNear Dax
locatedOnContinent Europe
partOf Arrondissement of Dax
Canton of Dax-2
recognizedBy International Commission on Stratigraphy
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
usesCurrency euro

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Maastrichtian GSSPLocation Tercis-les-Bains, France