The Laventan () age is a period of
geologic time
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(13.8 to 11.8
Ma) within the
Middle Miocene
The Middle Miocene is a sub-epoch of the Miocene epoch (geology), epoch made up of two Stage (stratigraphy), stages: the Langhian and Serravallian stages. The Middle Miocene is preceded by the Early Miocene.
The sub-epoch lasted from 15.97 ± 0. ...
epoch of the
Neogene
The Neogene ( ,) is a geologic period and system that spans 20.45 million years from the end of the Paleogene Period million years ago ( Mya) to the beginning of the present Quaternary Period million years ago. It is the second period of th ...
, used more specifically within the
SALMA classification in South America. It follows the
Colloncuran and precedes the
Mayoan The Mayoan () age is a period of geologic time from 11.8 to 10 Ma, within the Middle to Late Miocene epoch of the Neogene, used more specifically within the SALMA classification in South America. It follows the Laventan and precedes the Chasico ...
age.
Etymology
The age is named after the Miocene
Lagerstätte
A Fossil-Lagerstätte (, from ''Lager'' 'storage, lair' '' Stätte'' 'place'; plural ''Lagerstätten'') is a sedimentary deposit that preserves an exceptionally high amount of palaeontological information. ''Konzentrat-Lagerstätten'' preserv ...
La Venta, where a rich
biodiversity
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from the Middle Miocene has been recovered from the
Honda Group.
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Formations
Fossil content
Correlations
The Laventan (13.8 to 11.8 Ma) correlates with:
* NALMA
** latest Barstovian
The Barstovian North American Stage on the geologic timescale is the North American faunal stage according to the North American Land Mammal Ages chronology (NALMA), typically set from 16,300,000 to 13,600,000 years BP, a period of . It is usua ...
(15.97-13.65 Ma)[Barstovian]
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** early Clarendonian
The Clarendonian North American Stage on the geologic timescale is the North American faunal stage according to the North American Land Mammal Ages chronology (NALMA), typically set from 13,600,000 to 9,000,000 years BP, a period of .
It is us ...
(13.65-10.3 Ma)[Clarendonian]
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* Californian ages
** Luisian (15.5-13.5 Ma)
* ELMA - Astaracian
The Astaracian age is a period of geologic time (), equivalent with the Middle Miocene and used more specifically with European Land Mammal Ages. It precedes the Vallesian age and follows the Orleanian age. The Astaracian overlaps the Langhian a ...
(15.97-11.608 Ma)[Astaracian]
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* CPS[Central Paratethys Stages]
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** Badenian (13.65-12.7 Ma)[Badenian]
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** Sarmatian
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(12.7-11.608 Ma)
Sarmatian] at Fossilworks
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** Lillburnian (15.1-12.98 Ma)[Lillburnian]
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** early Waiauan (12.98-10.92 Ma)[Waiauan]
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* Australian ages
** Bairnsdalian (15.0-10.5 Ma)
* Japanese ages
** Tozawan (15.97-13.5 Ma)
* NMAC - Tunggurian (13.65-11.1 Ma)[Tunggurian]
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References
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