Bulitian Californian Stage
 
                           From 55.8 +/- 0.2 To 53 Ma
 
  Start Defined By:  Base of negative carbon-isotope excursion.
 
  Start Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
 
 -- Overlaps With --
  North American Stage: Clarkforkian (56 - 55.5)
  North American Stage: Wasatchian   (55.5 - 50.5)
 
 -- A Substage of --
  Eon:               Phanerozoic  (542 - -5.5012e-005)
  Era:               Cenozoic     (65.5 - -5.5012e-005)
  Period:            Paleogene    (65.5 - 23.03)
  Epoch:             Eocene       (55.8 - 33.9)
  Sub-Epoch:         Early Eocene (55.8 - 48.6)
  ICS Stage:         Ypresian     (55.8 - 48.6)
  Australian Stage:  Wangerripian (61.7 - 52)
  Informal Sub-era:  Tertiary     (65.5 - 1.806)
  New Zealand Stage: Waipawan     (56.5 - 52)
 
 -- Preceeded By --
  Epoch:             Paleocene      (65.5 - 55.8)
  Sub-Epoch:         Late Paleocene (58.7 - 55.8)
  ICS Stage:         Thanetian      (58.7 - 55.8)
  Californian Stage: Ynezian        (61.5 - 55.8)
 
 -- Followed By --
  Californian Stage: Penutian (53 - 51)
 

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