Rhaetian

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See Raetians for the Alpine people of antiquity.
See Romansh for the Rhaetian language.

The Rhaetian Stage is the final stage of the Late Triassic Period. It lasted from 203.6 ± 1.5 to 199.6 ± 0.6 million years ago. It was preceded by the Norian Stage of the Triassic Period and succeeded by the Hettangian Stage of the Jurassic Period.

[edit] Paleogeography

At this stage, Pangaea began to break-up, though the Atlantic Ocean was not yet formed.

[edit] Life


[edit] See also

Triassic period
Lower/Early Triassic Middle Triassic Upper/Late Triassic
Induan | Olenekian Anisian | Ladinian Carnian | Norian
Rhaetian