Mammal Paleogene zone
The Mammal Paleogene zones or MP zones are biostratigraphic zones in the stratigraphic record of the Paleogene period of Europe. These zones were proposed at the Congress in Mainz held in 1987 (Schmidt-Kittler 1987) to help paleontologists provide more specific reference points to evolutionary events in Europe, but are used by paleontologists on other continents as well. MP 1 is the earliest zone, and MP 30 is the most recent. The MP zones are complementary with the MN zones in the Neogene.
| Epoch | ICS age | ELMMZ | Age (Ma) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miocene | Aquitanian | Agenian | younger |
| Oligocene | Chattian | Arvernian | 23.03–29.2 |
| Rupelian | |||
| Suevian | 29.2–33.8 | ||
| Headonian | 33.8–37.2 | ||
| Eocene | Priabonian | ||
| Bartonian | Robiacian | 37.2–42.7 | |
| Lutetian | |||
| Geiseltalian | 42.7–48.5 | ||
| Grauvian | 48.5–50.8 | ||
| Ypresian | |||
| Neustrian | 50.8–55.0 | ||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | ||
| Cernaysian | 55.0–55.9 | ||
| Subdivision of the Paleogene period into European Land Mammal Mega Zones (ELMMZ). | |||
| Interval | Start | End | ICS stages |
|---|---|---|---|
| MP 30 | 23.03 ± .005 Ma[1] | Chattian | |
| MP 29 | Chattian | ||
| MP 28 | 24.6 ± .1 Ma[1] | Chattian | |
| MP 27 | 25.6 ± .1 Ma[1] | 24.6 ± .1 Ma[1] | Chattian |
| MP 26 | 27.6 ± .1 Ma[1] | 25.6 ± .1 Ma[1] | Chattian |
| MP 25 | 29.2 ± .1 Ma[1] | 27.6 ± .1 Ma[1] | Chattian - Rupelian |
| MP 24 | 30.2 ± .1 Ma[1] | 29.2 ± .1 Ma[1] | Rupelian |
| MP 23 | 30.9 ± .1 Ma[1] | 30.2 ± .1 Ma[1] | Rupelian |
| MP 22 | 32.6 ± .1 Ma[1] | 30.9 ± .1 Ma[1] | Rupelian |
| MP 21 | 33.9 ± .05 Ma[1] | 32.6 ± .1 Ma[1] | Rupelian |
| MP 20 | 33.9 ± .05 Ma[1] | Priabonian | |
| MP 19 | Priabonian | ||
| MP 18 | Priabonian | ||
| MP 17B | Priabonian | ||
| MP 17A | 37.2 ± .1 Ma[3] | Priabonian | |
| MP 16 | 40.4 ± .1 Ma[3] | 37.2 ± .1 Ma[3] | Bartonian |
| MP 15 | 40.4 ± .1 Ma[3] | Lutetian | |
| MP 14 | Lutetian | ||
| MP 13 | Lutetian | ||
| MP 12 | Lutetian | ||
| MP 11 | 48.6 ± .1 Ma[3] | Lutetian | |
| MP 10 | 48.6 ± .1 Ma[3] | Ypresian | |
| MP 9 | Ypresian | ||
| MP 8 | Ypresian | ||
| MP 7 | 55.8 ± .1 Ma[3] | Ypresian | |
| MP 6 | 55.8 ± .1 Ma[3] | Thanetian | |
| MP 5 | Thanetian | ||
| MP 4 | Paleocene series | ||
| MP 3 | Paleocene series | ||
| MP 2 | Paleocene series | ||
| MP 1 | 61.7 ± .05 Ma[3] | Danian |
See also
References
- İslamoğlu, Y., Harzhauser, M., Gross, M., Jiménez-Moreno, G., Coric, S., Kroh, A., Rögl, F., & Made, J.v.d. (2006). "From Tethys to Eastern Paratethys: Oligocene depositional environments, paleoecology and paleobiogeography of the Thrace Basin (NW Turkey)" (PDF). Springer. Retrieved July 17, 2009.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Schmidt-Kittler, N. (ed.), International symposium on mammalian biostratigraphy and paleoecology of the European Paleogene, Mainz, February 18th-21st 1987. Münchner geowiss. Abh., 10, 1-311.
- Alroy, John (2006). "Mammal Paleogene zones". p. The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
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