The Aquitanian Age overlaps with the
Harrisonian,
Agenian,
Pareora, Landon, Otaian, and
Waitakian Ages from various regional timescales.
Stratigraphic definition
The Aquitanian Stage was named after the
Aquitaine region in
France and was introduced in scientific literature by
Swiss stratigrapher
Karl Mayer-Eymar in 1858.
The top of the Aquitanian Stage (the base of the Burdigalian) is at the first appearance of
foram species Globigerinoides altiaperturus and the top of magnetic chronozone C6An.
References
Footnotes
^Krijgsman, W.; Garcés, M.; Langereis, C. G.; Daams, R.; Van Dam, J.; Van Der Meulen, A. J.; Agustí, J.; Cabrera, L. (1996). "A new chronology for the middle to late Miocene continental record in Spain". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 142 (3–4): 367–380.
Bibcode:
1996E&PSL.142..367K.
doi:
10.1016/0012-821X(96)00109-4.
Mayer-Eymar, K.; 1858: Versuch einer neuen Klassifikation der Tertiär-Gebilde Europa’s, Verhandlungen der Schweizerischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 17–19 (August 1857), p. 70–71 & 165–199. (in German)
Steininger, F.F.; Aubry, M.P.; Berggren, W.A.; Biolzi, M.; Borsetti, A.M.; Cartlidge, J.E.; Cati, F.; Corfield, R.; Gelati, R.; Iaccarino, S.; Napoleone, C.; Ottner, F.; Rogl, F.; Roetzel, R.; Spezzaferri, S.; Tateo, F.; Villa, G. & Zevenboom, D.; 1997: The Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the base of the Neogene, Episodes 20(1), p. 23-28.