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                            Dienerian Regional Stage
 
                         From 250.4 To 249.7 +/- 0.7 Ma
 
  End Defined By:  Near lowest occurrence of Hedenstroemia or Meekoceras 
     gracilitatis ammonites, and of the conodont Neospathodus waageni.
 
  End Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
 
 -- A Substage of --
  Eon:       Phanerozoic    (542 - -5.5012e-005)
  Era:       Mesozoic       (251 - 65.5)
  Period:    Triassic       (251 - 199.6)
  Epoch:     Early Triassic (251 - 245)
  ICS Stage: Induan         (251 - 249.7)
 
 -- Preceeded By --
  Regional Stage: Griesbachian (251 - 250.4)
 
 -- Followed By --
  ICS Stage:      Olenekian (249.7 - 245)
  Regional Stage: Smithian  (249.7 - 247.4)
 
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