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                             Aritan Japanese Stage
 
                        From 136.4 +/- 2 To 125 +/- 1 Ma
 
  Start Defined By:  Ammonite, lowest occurrence of genus Acanthodiscus 
     (especially A. radiatus).
  End Defined By:  Magnetic polarity chronozone, base of M0r.
 
  Start Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
  End Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
 
 -- Overlaps With --
  European Epoch:       Neocomian  (145.5 - 130)
  European Epoch:       Gallic     (130 - 89.3)
  North American Stage: Coahulian  (145.5 - 127)
  North American Stage: Comanchean (127 - 99.6)
 
 -- A Substage of --
  Eon:               Phanerozoic      (542 - -5.5012e-005)
  Era:               Mesozoic         (251 - 65.5)
  Period:            Cretaceous       (145.5 - 65.5)
  Epoch:             Early Cretaceous (145.5 - 99.6)
  New Zealand Stage: Mokoiwian        (145.5 - 119)
 
 -- Preceeded By --
  ICS Stage:      Valanginian (140.2 - 136.4)
  Japanese Stage: Kochian     (145.5 - 136.4)
 
 -- Followed By --
  ICS Stage:      Aptian   (125 - 112)
  Japanese Stage: Miyakoan (125 - 96.6)
 
 -- Contains the Following Stages --
  ICS Stage: Hauterivian (136.4 - 130)
  ICS Stage: Barremian   (130 - 125)
 

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