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                             Middle Triassic Epoch
                                 (Muschelkalk)
 
                        From 245 +/- 1.5 To 228 +/- 2 Ma
 
  Start Defined By:  Ammonite, near lowest occurrences of genera Japonites, 
     Paradanubites, and Paracrochordiceras; and of the conodont Chiosella 
     timorensis.
  End Defined By:  Near first occurrence of the ammonoids Daxatina or 
     Trachyceras, and of the conodont Metapolygnathus polygnathiformis.
 
  Start Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
  End Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
 
 -- Overlaps With --
  New Zealand Stage: Malakovian (248 - 243)
  New Zealand Stage: Kaihikuan  (232 - 225)
 
 -- A Substage of --
  Eon:    Phanerozoic (542 - -5.5012e-005)
  Era:    Mesozoic    (251 - 65.5)
  Period: Triassic    (251 - 199.6)
 
 -- Preceeded By --
  Epoch:          Early Triassic (251 - 245)
  ICS Stage:      Olenekian      (249.7 - 245)
  Regional Stage: Spathian       (247.4 - 245)
 
 -- Followed By --
  Epoch:          Late Triassic (228 - 199.6)
  ICS Stage:      Carnian       (228 - 216.5)
  Chinese Stage:  Bananian      (228 - 219)
  Regional Stage: Julian        (228 - 225)
 
 -- Contains the Following Stages --
  ICS Stage:         Anisian      (245 - 237)
  ICS Stage:         Ladinian     (237 - 228)
  New Zealand Stage: Etalian      (243 - 232)
  Regional Stage:    Aegean       (245 - 243)
  Regional Stage:    Bithynian    (243 - 241)
  Regional Stage:    Pelsonian    (241 - 239)
  Regional Stage:    Illyrian     (239 - 237)
  Regional Stage:    Fassanian    (237 - 231.4)
  Regional Stage:    Longobardian (231.4 - 228)
 

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