Thanétien
The Thanétien is a geological stage ranging between -59 and -55 million years, approximately. It is the last time of the Paléocène, first system of the era Cénozoïque (Tertiary). It precedes the Yprésien immediately. It is noted e2 on the geological maps with 1:50 000.
The end of Thanétien is marked by the climatic crisis of the end of paleocene the.
Stratotype
This stage was defined in England, thanks to sands of Thanet (Thanet Sand), equivalents of sands of Bracheux, in France.
It is in particular represented in France by the Travertin of Sézanne, rich in delicate prints of plants, whose species are the witnesses of a hotter climate, that currently.
See too
External bonds
GeoWhen Database - Thanetian
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