Middle Pleistocene ICS Stage
(Ionian)
From 0.781 +/- 0.005 To 0.126 +/- 0.005 Ma
Start Defined By: Brunhes-Matuyama magnetic reversal.
End Defined By: Base of the Eemian interglacial stage (base of marine
isotope stage 5e) before final glacial episode of Pleistocene.
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 Stage: Tyrrhenian (0.26 - 0.01143)
Japanese Stage: Yuzanjian (1.5 - 0.75)
New Zealand Stage: Putikian (0.48 - 0.01143)
New Zealand Stage: Okehuan (1.1 - 0.48)
North American Stage: Irvingtonian (1.806 - 0.3)
North American Stage: Rancholabrean (0.3 - 0.01143)
-- A Substage of --
Eon: Phanerozoic (542 - -5.5012e-005)
Era: Cenozoic (65.5 - -5.5012e-005)
Period: Neogene (23.03 - -5.5012e-005)
Epoch: Pleistocene (1.806 - 0.01143)
Californian Stage: Wheelerian (1.9 - 0.01143)
Informal Period: Pleistogene (1.806 - -5.5012e-005)
Informal Sub-era: Quaternary (1.806 - -5.5012e-005)
New Zealand Stage: Castlecliffian (1.1 - 0.01143)
-- Preceeded By --
ICS Stage: Early Pleistocene (1.806 - 0.781)
-- Followed By --
ICS Stage: Late Pleistocene (0.126 - 0.01143)
-- Contains the Following Stages --
European Stage: Sicilian (0.781 - 0.26)
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