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Definition of Turonian

Turonian
Turonian Tu*ro"ni*an, n. (Geol.) One of the subdivisions into which the Upper Cretaceous formation of Europe is divided.

Meaning of Turonian from wikipedia

- The Turonian is, in the ICS' geologic timescale, the second age in the Late Cretaceous Epoch, or a stage in the Upper Cretaceous Series. It spans the time...
- The Cenomanian-Turonian boundary event, also known as the Cenomanian-Turonian extinction, Cenomanian-Turonian Oceanic Anoxic Event (OAE 2), and referred...
- Albian, Turonian, and Senonian, later adding the Urgonian between Neocomian and Aptian and the Cenomanian between the Albian and Turonian. The Cretaceous...
- Campanian Chalk Unit 2 - Hod Formation - Middle Turonian to Coniacian Turonian shale - Early Turonian (non reservoir) Plenus Marl - Late Cenomanian (non...
- geologic timescale, it is preceded by the Albian and is followed by the Turonian. The Upper Cenomanian starts around at 95 Mya.[citation needed] The Cenomanian...
- * Campanian 83.6 ± 0.2 * Santonian 86.3 ± 0.5 * Coniacian 89.8 ± 0.3 * Turonian 93.9 * Cenomanian 100.5 * Lower/Early Albian ~113 * Aptian ~121.4 Barremian...
- Ligérian is a regional geological substage of the Turonian. It designates sediments of the Lower Turonian in western France. The name Ligérian, in French...
- Shale) is a sedimentary rock formation deposited during the Cenomanian and Turonian ages of the Late Cretaceous over much of the modern-day state of Texas...
- erosional scree and gravels on top of rather hard Turonian limestones. Toward the Loire itself, the Turonian limestones give way to the Jur****ic rock of the...
- reached its peak approximately 90 million years ago (90 Ma) during the Turonian age of the Late Cretaceous epoch. The CTM is notable for its dramatic increase...