Burdigalian

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System	Series	Stage	Age (Ma)
Quaternary	Pleistocene	Gelasian	younger
Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian	2.588–3.600
	Pliocene	Zanclean	3.600–5.332
	Miocene	Messinian	5.332–7.246
		Tortonian	7.246–11.608
		Serravallian	11.608–13.65
		Langhian	13.65–15.97
		Burdigalian	15.97–20.43
		Aquitanian	20.43–23.03
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian	older
Subdivision of the Neogene Period according to the IUGS, as of July 2009.

The Burdigalian is, in the geologic timescale, an age or stage in the early Miocene. It spans the time between 20.43 ± 0.05 Ma and 15.97 ± 0.05 Ma (million years ago). Preceded by the Aquitanian, the Burdigalian was the first and longest warming period of the Miocene^[1] and is succeeded by the Langhian.

Stratigraphic definition

The name Burdigalian comes from Burdigala, the Latin name for the city of Bordeaux, France. The Burdigalian stage was introduced in scientific literature by Charles Depéret in 1892.

The base of the Burdigalian is at the first appearance of foram species Globigerinoides altiaperturus and the top of magnetic chronozone C6An. An official GSSP for the Burdigalian had not yet been assigned in 2009.

The top of the Burdigalian (the base of the Langhian) is defined by the first appearance of foram species Praeorbulina glomerosa and is also coeval with the top of magnetic chronozone C5Cn.1n.

Paleontology

Famous Burdigalian palaeontologic localities include the Turritellenplatte of Ermingen in Germany and the Dominican amber deposits of Hispaniola.

References

Footnotes

↑ Edward Petuch, Ph.D. Florida Atlantic University, Department of Geosciences.

Literature

Depéret, C.; 1892: Note sur la classification et le parallélisme du Système miocène, Bulletin de la Societé Géologique de France 3(20), p. CXLV-CLVI. (French)
Gradstein, F.M.; Ogg, J.G. & Smith, A.G.; 2004: A Geologic Time Scale 2004, Cambridge University Press.

External links

GeoWhen Database - Burdigalian
Neogene timescale, at the website of the subcommission for stratigraphic information of the ICS
Neogene timescale at the website of the Norwegian network of offshore records of geology and stratigraphy

Neogene Period
Miocene	Pliocene
Aquitanian \|Burdigalian Langhian \| Serravallian Tortonian \| Messinian	Zanclean \| Piacenzian

Geologic history of Earth

Precambrian supereon (4.6 Gya – 542 Mya)

In left column are eons; right column: bold are eras; not bold are periods:

Hadean
(4.6 – 3.8 Gya)

Paleohadean (4.6 – 4.3 Gya)

Mesohadean (4.3 – 4.1 Gya)

Neohadean (4.1 – 3.8 Gya)

Archean
(3.8 – 2.5 Gya)

Eoarchean (3.8 – 3.6 Gya)

Paleoarchean (3.6 – 3.2 Gya)

Mesoarchean (3.2 – 2.8 Gya)

Neoarchean (2.8 – 2.5 Gya)

Proterozoic
(2.5 Gya – 542 Mya)

Paleoproterozoic (2.5 – 1.6 Gya): Siderian (2.5 – 2.3 Gya) Rhyacian (2.3 – 2.05 Gya) Orosirian (2.05 – 1.8 Gya) Statherian (1.8 – 1.6 Gya)

Mesoproterozoic (1.6 – 1 Gya): Calymmian (1.6 – 1.4 Gya) Ectasian (1.4 – 1.2 Gya) Stenian (1.2 – 1 Gya)

Neoproterozoic (1 Gya – 541.0 Mya): Tonian (1 Gya – 850 Mya) Cryogenian (850 – 635 Mya) Ediacaran (635 – 542 Mya)

Mya = millions years ago. Gya = billions years ago.

Phanerozoic eon (542 Mya – Today)

In horizontal bars are eras; in left column are periods; right column: bold are epochs; not bold not italic are ages; italic are chrons:

Paleozoic (542 – 250 Mya)

Cambrian
(542 – 485 Mya)

Terreneuvian (542 – 521 Mya): Fortunian (542 – 529 Mya) Age 2* (529 – 521 Mya)

*Epoch 2 (521 – 509 Mya)*: Age 3 (521 – 514 Mya) Age 4* (514 – 509 Mya)

*Epoch 3 (509 – 497 Mya)*: Age 5 (509 – 505 Mya) Drumian (505 – 501 Mya) Guzhangian (501 – 497 Mya)

Furongian (497 – 485 Mya): Paibian (497 – 494 Mya) Jiangshanian (494 – 490 Mya) Age 10* (490 – 485 Mya)

Ordovician
(485 – 443 Mya)

Early Ordovician (485 – 470 Mya): Tremadocian (485 – 478 Mya) Floian (478 – 470 Mya)

Middle Ordovician (470.0 – 458.4 Mya): Dapingian (470 – 467 Mya) Darriwilian (467 – 458 Mya)

Late Ordovician (458 – 443 Mya): Sandbian (458 – 453 Mya) Katian (453 – 445 Mya) Hirnantian (445 – 443 Mya)

Silurian
(443 – 419 Mya)

Llandovery (443 – 433 Mya): Rhuddanian (443 – 441 Mya) Aeronian (441 – 439 Mya) Telychian (439 – 434 Mya)

Wenlock (434 – 427 Mya): Sheinwoodian (434 – 431 Mya) Homerian (431 – 427 Mya)

Ludlow (427 – 423 Mya): Gorstian (427 – 426 Mya) Ludfordian (426 – 423 Mya)

Pridoli (423 – 419 Mya)

Devonian
(419 – 359 Mya)

Early Devonian (419 – 393 Mya): Lochkovian (419 – 411 Mya) Pragian (411 – 408 Mya) Emsian (408 – 393 Mya)

Middle Devonian (393.3 – 382.7 Mya): Eifelian (393 – 388 Mya) Givetian (388 – 383 Mya)

Late Devonian (382.7 – 358.9 Mya): Frasnian (383 – 372 Mya) Famennian (372 – 360 Mya)

Carboniferous
(360 – 300 Mya)

Mississippian (360 – 323 Mya): Tournaisian (360 – 347 Mya) Viséan (347 – 331 Mya) Serpukhovian (331 – 323 Mya)

Pennsylvanian (323 – 300 Mya): Bashkirian (323 – 315 Mya) Moscovian (315 – 307 Mya) Kasimovian (307 – 304 Mya) Gzhelian (304 – 300 Mya)

Permian
(300 – 250 Mya)

Cisuralian (300 – 272 Mya): Asselian (300 – 295 Mya) Sakmarian (295 – 290 Mya) Artinskian (290 – 284 Mya) Kungurian (284 – 272 Mya)

Guadalupian (272 – 260 Mya): Roadian (272 – 269 Mya) Wordian (269 – 265 Mya) Capitanian (265 – 260 Mya)

Lopingian (260 – 250 Mya): Wuchiapingian (260 – 254 Mya) Changhsingian (254 – 250 Mya)

Kasimovian and Gzhelian comprise Late Pennsylvanian (307.0 – 298.9 Mya) subepoch.

Mesozoic (250 – 65 Mya)

Triassic
(250 – 200 Mya)

Early Triassic (250.17 – 247 Mya): Induan (250 – 248 Mya) Olenekian (248 – 247 Mya)

Middle Triassic (247 – 235 Mya): Anisian (247 – 242 Mya) Ladinian (242 – 235 Mya)

Late Triassic (235 – 200 Mya): Carnian (235 – 228 Mya) Norian (228 – 209 Mya) Rhaetian (209 – 200 Mya)

Jurassic
(200 – 144 Mya)

Early Jurassic (200 – 174 Mya): Hettangian (200 – 199 Mya) Sinemurian (199 – 191 Mya) Pliensbachian (191 – 183 Mya) Toarcian (183 – 174 Mya)

Middle Jurassic (174 – 164 Mya): Aalenian (174 – 170 Mya) Bajocian (170 – 168 Mya) Bathonian (168 – 166 Mya) Callovian (166 – 164 Mya)

Late Jurassic (164 – 145 Mya): Oxfordian (164 – 157 Mya) Kimmeridgian (157 – 152 Mya) Tithonian (152 – 145 Mya)

Cretaceous
(145 – 65 Mya)

Early Cretaceous (144 – 100 Mya): Berriasian (144 – 140 Mya) Valanginian (140 – 133 Mya) Hauterivian (133 – 129 Mya) Barremian (129 – 125 Mya) Aptian (125 – 113 Mya) Albian (113 – 100 Mya)

Late Cretaceous (100 – 65 Mya): Cenomanian (100 – 94 Mya) Turonian (94 – 90 Mya) Coniacian (90 – 86 Mya) Santonian (86 – 84 Mya) Campanian (84 – 72 Mya) Maastrichtian (72 – 65 Mya)

Cenozoic (65 Mya – Today)

Paleogene
(65 – 23 Mya)

Paleocene (65 – 56 Mya): Danian (65 – 62 Mya) Selandian (62 – 59 Mya) Thanetian (59 – 56 Mya)

Eocene (56 – 34 Mya): Ypresian (56 – 48 Mya) Lutetian (48 – 41 Mya) Bartonian (41 – 38 Mya) Priabonian (38 – 34 Mya)

Oligocene (34 – 23 Mya): Rupelian (34 – 28 Mya) Chattian (28 – 23 Mya)

Neogene
(23 – 1 Mya)

Miocene (23 – 5 Mya): Aquitanian (23 – 20 Mya) Burdigalian (20 – 16 Mya) Langhian (16 – 14 Mya) Serravallian (14 – 12 Mya) Tortonian (12 – 7 Mya) Messinian (7 – 5 Mya)

Pliocene (5 – 1 Mya): Piacenzian (5 – 4 Mya) Zanclean (4 – 1 Mya)

Quaternary
(1 Mya – Today)

Pleistocene (1 Mya – 12 kya): Gelasian (1 Mya – 870 kya) Calabrian (870 – 780 kya) Middle Pleistocene (Ionian) (780 – 126 kya) Late Pleistocene (Tarantian) (126 – 12 kya): Oldest Dryas (18 – 16 kya)* Bølling (16 – 15 kya)* Older Dryas (15 – 14 kya)* Allerød (14 – 13 kya)* Younger Dryas (13 – 12 kya)*

Holocene (12 kya – Today): Preboreal (12 – 9 kya)* Boreal (9 – 8 kya)* Atlantic (8 – 5 kya)* Subboreal (5 – 2.5 kya)* Subatlantic (2.5 kya – Today)*

Paleogene, Neogene and early Pleistocene comprise former Tertiary* (65 – 1 Mya) period. Gelasian and Calabrian comprise Early Pleistocene (1 Mya – 780 kya) subepoch.

kya = thousands years ago. Mya = millions years ago. * Not officially recognized by the I.C.S.

Source: International Chronostratigraphic Chart (January 2013). International Commission on Stratigraphy. Retrieved 27 March 2013. Divisions of Geologic Time—Major Chronostratigraphic and Geochronologic Units USGS Retrieved 10 March 2013.

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