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                           Migneintian European Stage
 
                          From 486 To 478.6 +/- 1.7 Ma
 
  End Defined By:  Graptolite, lowest occurrence of Tetragraptus approximatus.
 
  End Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
 
 -- Overlaps With --
  Australian Stage: Datsonian               (488.3 - 485)
  Australian Stage: Warendian/Lancefieldian (485 - 475)
  Australian Stage: Lancefieldian           (482 - 475)
 
 -- A Substage of --
  Eon:                  Phanerozoic      (542 - -5.5012e-005)
  Era:                  Paleozoic        (542 - 251)
  Period:               Ordovician       (488.3 - 443.7)
  Epoch:                Early Ordovician (488.3 - 471.8)
  ICS Stage:            Tremadocian      (488.3 - 478.6)
  North American Stage: Ibexian          (491 - 471.8)
 
 -- Preceeded By --
  European Stage: Cressagian (488.3 - 486)
 
 -- Followed By --
  ICS Stage:            Arenig         (478.6 - 471.8)
  Chinese Stage:        Honghuayuanian (478.6 - 472)
  European Stage:       Moridunian     (478.6 - 475)
  North American Stage: Demingian      (478.6 - 475)
 
 -- Contains the Following Stages --
  Australian Stage: Warendian (485 - 478.6)
 
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