Age in the Early Triassic epoch
Olenekian −255 —
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−250 —
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−245 —
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−240 —
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−235 —
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−230 —
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−225 —
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−220 —
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−215 —
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−210 —
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−205 —
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−200 —
← Full recovery of woody trees[ 2]
Name formality Formal Celestial body Earth Regional usage Global (ICS ) Time scale(s) used ICS Time Scale Chronological unit Age Stratigraphic unit Stage Time span formality Formal Lower boundary definition Not formally defined Lower boundary definition candidates FAD of the Conodont Neospathodus waageni Lower boundary GSSP candidate section(s) Mud (Muth) village, Spiti valley , India [ 6] Upper boundary definition Not formally defined Upper boundary definition candidates
Upper boundary GSSP candidate section(s)
In the geologic timescale , the Olenekian is an age in the Early Triassic epoch ; in chronostratigraphy , it is a stage in the Lower Triassic series . It spans the time between 251.2 Ma and 247.2 Ma (million years ago).[ 7] The Olenekian is sometimes divided into the Smithian and the Spathian subages or substages.[ 8] The Olenekian follows the Induan and is followed by the Anisian (Middle Triassic ).[ 9]
The Olenekian saw the deposition of a large part of the Buntsandstein in Europe. The Olenekian is roughly coeval with the regional Yongningzhenian Stage used in China .
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^ "International Chronostratigraphic Chart" (PDF) . International Commission on Stratigraphy . September 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2024 .
^ "Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point" . International Commission of Stratigraphy. Retrieved 23 December 2020 .
^ According to Gradstein (2004). Brack et al. (2005) give 251 to 248 Ma
^ Tozer, E. T. (1965). "Lower Triassic stages and ammonoid zones of Arctic Canada" . Geological Survey of Canada Paper . 65–12: 1–14. doi :10.4095/100985 .
^ See for a detailed geologic timescale Gradstein et al. (2004)