Serravallian
E905200
The Serravallian is a stage of the Middle Miocene epoch characterized by significant global climatic cooling and important marine and terrestrial fossil assemblages.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chronostratigraphic stage
ⓘ
geologic age ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
eustatic sea-level fluctuations
ⓘ
expansion of Antarctic ice sheets ⓘ |
| biologicalSignificance |
changes in marine mammal faunas
ⓘ
turnover in marine plankton communities ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
global climatic cooling
ⓘ
marine fossil assemblages ⓘ terrestrial fossil assemblages ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition |
after Langhian
ⓘ
before Tortonian ⓘ |
| climateState | cooler and more variable than early Miocene ⓘ |
| climateTrend | cooling relative to Langhian ⓘ |
| contains |
important marine microfossil records
ⓘ
important mollusk assemblages ⓘ important vertebrate fossil assemblages ⓘ |
| correlatesWith | regional European Miocene stages ⓘ |
| definingBody | International Commission on Stratigraphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duration | about 2.2 million years ⓘ |
| endTime | 11.63 million years ago ⓘ |
| followedBy | Tortonian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Langhian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicTimeScale |
Cenozoic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phanerozoic eon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GSSPDefined | yes ⓘ |
| GSSPDefinedBy |
first occurrence of planktonic foraminifer Globigerinoides subquadratus
ⓘ
magnetostratigraphic data ⓘ |
| GSSPLocation |
Malta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ras il-Pellegrin section NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lithostratigraphicUsage | basis for correlation of Miocene marine strata ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Serravalle Scrivia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oceanographicChange | strengthening of Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ |
| paleogeography | continued closure of Tethys seaway remnants ⓘ |
| partOf |
Middle Miocene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miocene NERFINISHED ⓘ Neogene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfStratigraphicScale | International Chronostratigraphic Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInMiocene | second stage of Middle Miocene ⓘ |
| rank | stage ⓘ |
| standardAbbreviation | Sv ⓘ |
| startTime | 13.82 million years ago ⓘ |
| timeSpan | Middle Miocene epoch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
biostratigraphy
ⓘ
paleoceanography ⓘ paleoclimatology ⓘ |
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