- The
Tortonian is in the
geologic time
scale an age or
stage of the late
Miocene that
spans the time
between 11.608 ± 0.005 Ma and 7.246 ± 0.005 Ma (million...
- book. It is
mainly known from the
Pisco Formation of Peru
during the
Tortonian stage of the
Miocene epoch,
about 9.9–8.9
million years ago (mya); however...
- Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the
Miocene Epoch made up of two stages. The
Tortonian and
Messinian stages comprise the Late
Miocene sub-epoch,
which lasted...
-
Miocene Epoch is
subdivided into six ages:
Messinian Age,
preceded by
Tortonian Age
Serravallian Age
Langhian Age
Burdigalian Age
Aquitanian Age In different...
-
Rifian or
possibly both
gateways closed during the
earlier Tortonian times,
causing a "
Tortonian salinity crisis" (from 11.6 to 7.2 mya), long
before the...
- home to the
Tortonian sandstone outcrops [uk], a
natural landmark of Ukraine. The
outcrops are home to
several fossils from the
Tortonian age, lending...
- The
stargazers are a family, Uranoscopidae, of
labriform ray-finned fish that have eyes on top of
their heads (hence the name). The
family includes about...
-
significant local decline along the
northeastern coast of
Australia during the
Tortonian, most
likely due to
warming seawater.
Cetaceans attained their greatest...
-
Piacenzian 2.58 3.600
Zanclean 3.600 5.333
Miocene Messinian 5.333 7.246
Tortonian 7.246 11.63
Serravallian 11.63 13.82
Langhian 13.82 15.97 Burdigalian...
-
America and
Eurasia during the
Miocene until its
extinction during the
Tortonian,
living from 13.6 to 4.9 Ma.
Barbourofelis was
named by
Bertrand Schultz...
