Piacenzian
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The Piacenzian is in the international geologic time scale the upper stage or latest age of the Pliocene. It spans the time between 3.6 ± 0.005 Ma and 2.58 Ma (million years ago). The Piacenzian is after the Zanclean and is followed by the Gelasian (part of the Pleistocene). The Piacenzian is roughly coeval with the European land mammal age MN 16, overlaps the late Chapadmalalan and early Uquian S
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| Formerly part of | Tertiary Period/System | ||||||||||
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| Name formality | Formal | ||||||||||
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| Celestial body | Earth | ||||||||||
| Regional usage | Global (ICS) | ||||||||||
| Time scale(s) used | ICS Time Scale | ||||||||||
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| Chronological unit | Age | ||||||||||
| Stratigraphic unit | Stage | ||||||||||
| Time span formality | Formal | ||||||||||
| Lower boundary definition | Base of Gauss/Gilbert (C2An/C2Ar) magnetic reversal | ||||||||||
| Lower boundary GSSP | Punta Piccola Section, Porto Empedocle, Sicily, Italy 37°17′20″N 13°29′36″E / 37.2889°N 13.4933°E | ||||||||||
| Lower GSSP ratified | January 1997 | ||||||||||
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| Upper boundary GSSP | Monte San Nicola Section, Gela, Sicily, Italy 37°08′49″N 14°12′13″E / 37.1469°N 14.2035°E | ||||||||||
| Upper GSSP ratified | 1996 (as base of Gelasian) | ||||||||||
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