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                              Olenekian ICS Stage
                               (Yongningzhenian)
 
                      From 249.7 +/- 0.7 To 245 +/- 1.5 Ma
 
  Start Defined By:  Near lowest occurrence of Hedenstroemia or Meekoceras 
     gracilitatis ammonites, and of the conodont Neospathodus waageni.
  End Defined By:  Ammonite, near lowest occurrences of genera Japonites, 
     Paradanubites, and Paracrochordiceras; and of the conodont Chiosella 
     timorensis.
 
  Start Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
  End Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
 
 -- Overlaps With --
  New Zealand Stage: Malakovian (248 - 243)
 
 -- A Substage of --
  Eon:    Phanerozoic    (542 - -5.5012e-005)
  Era:    Mesozoic       (251 - 65.5)
  Period: Triassic       (251 - 199.6)
  Epoch:  Early Triassic (251 - 245)
 
 -- Preceeded By --
  ICS Stage:      Induan    (251 - 249.7)
  Regional Stage: Dienerian (250.4 - 249.7)
 
 -- Followed By --
  Epoch:          Middle Triassic (245 - 228)
  ICS Stage:      Anisian         (245 - 237)
  Regional Stage: Aegean          (245 - 243)
 
 -- Contains the Following Stages --
  Regional Stage: Smithian (249.7 - 247.4)
  Regional Stage: Spathian (247.4 - 245)
 

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