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                                 Miocene Epoch
 
                   From 23.03 +/- 0.05 To 5.332 +/- 0.005 Ma
 
  Start Defined By:  Base of magnetic polarity chronozone C6Cn.2n; lowest 
     occurrence of planktonic foraminifer Paragloborotalia kugleri; near 
     extinction of calcareous nannofossil Reticulofenestra bisecta (base Zone 
     NN1).
  End Defined By:  Top of magnetic polarity chronozone C3r, ~100 kyr before 
     Thvera normal-polarity subchronozone (C3n.4n).  Calcareous nannofossils -- 
     near extinction level of Triquetrorhabdulus rugosus (base Zone CN10b) and 
     the lowest occurrence of Ceratolithus acutus.
 
  Start Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
  End Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
 
 -- Overlaps With --
  Australian Stage:     Longfordian (27.5 - 16.5)
  Australian Stage:     Mitchellian (10.5 - 5)
  Californian Stage:    Zemorrian   (33.5 - 22)
  Californian Stage:    Delmontian  (7.5 - 2.9)
  Japanese Stage:       Yuian       (9.5 - 3.6)
  New Zealand Stage:    Kapitean    (6 - 4.8)
  North American Stage: Arikareean  (30.5 - 19)
  North American Stage: Hemphillian (9 - 4.75)
 
 -- A Substage of --
  Eon:              Phanerozoic (542 - -5.5012e-005)
  Era:              Cenozoic    (65.5 - -5.5012e-005)
  Period:           Neogene     (23.03 - -5.5012e-005)
  Informal Sub-era: Tertiary    (65.5 - 1.806)
 
 -- Preceeded By --
  Period:            Paleogene      (65.5 - 23.03)
  Epoch:             Oligocene      (33.9 - 23.03)
  Sub-Epoch:         Late Oligocene (28.4 - 23.03)
  ICS Stage:         Chattian       (28.4 - 23.03)
  New Zealand Stage: Waitakian      (27 - 23.03)
 
 -- Followed By --
  Epoch:     Pliocene       (5.332 - 1.806)
  Sub-Epoch: Early Pliocene (5.332 - 3.6)
  ICS Stage: Zanclean       (5.332 - 3.6)
 
 -- Contains the Following Sub-Epochs --
  Sub-Epoch: Early Miocene  (23.03 - 15.97)
  Sub-Epoch: Middle Miocene (15.97 - 11.608)
  Sub-Epoch: Late Miocene   (11.608 - 5.332)
 

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