Pliensbachian

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The Pliensbachian is a stage of the Early Jurassic period characterized by distinctive marine faunas and important ammonite biostratigraphy.

All labels observed (10)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Early Jurassic stage ⓘ
chronostratigraphic stage ⓘ
geologic time interval ⓘ
biozonationBasedOn ammonite assemblages ⓘ
characterizedBy abundant ammonites ⓘ
distinctive marine faunas ⓘ
important ammonite zonation ⓘ
chronEquivalent Pliensbachian Age ⓘ
linked to: Pliensbachian
climate generally temperate to warm marine conditions ⓘ
contains Davoei Zone ⓘ
Ibex Zone ⓘ
Jamesoni Zone ⓘ
Margaritatus Zone ⓘ
Spinatum Zone ⓘ
correlatesWith regional stages in Europe ⓘ
regional stages in North Africa ⓘ
regional stages in North America ⓘ
environmentDominant open marine shelf settings ⓘ
follows Sinemurian ⓘ
GSSPDefinedBy first appearance of ammonite Apoderoceras ⓘ
first appearance of ammonite Bifericeras donovani ⓘ
GSSPLocation Wine Haven, Robin Hood’s Bay, Yorkshire, England ⓘ
linked to: Robin Hood's Bay
importantFossilGroup ammonites ⓘ
bivalves ⓘ
brachiopods ⓘ
marine reptiles ⓘ
lithologyTypical limestones ⓘ
marine shales ⓘ
siltstones ⓘ
namedAfter Pliensbach ⓘ
linked to: Pliensbachian
namedFor Pliensbach village in Germany ⓘ
paleogeography dominance of epicontinental seas ⓘ
partOf Early Jurassic ⓘ
Jurassic ⓘ
positionInJurassic third stage of the Early Jurassic ⓘ
precedes Toarcian ⓘ
rank stage ⓘ
standardizedBy International Commission on Stratigraphy ⓘ
stratigraphicUsage global chronostratigraphic standard ⓘ
subdivisionOf Lower Jurassic Series ⓘ
linked to: Early Jurassic
timeEnd around 182.7 million years ago ⓘ
timeScale Mesozoic ⓘ
linked to: Mesozoic Era

Phanerozoic Eon ⓘ
timeStart around 190.8 million years ago ⓘ
usedFor global marine correlation ⓘ
refining Early Jurassic timescale ⓘ
usedIn ammonite biostratigraphy ⓘ

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Early Jurassic → contains → Pliensbachian ⓘ
Tetanurae → timeOfFirstAppearance → Pliensbachian ⓘ
Pliensbachian → namedAfter → Pliensbach ⓘ
linked to: Pliensbachian
Pliensbachian → chronEquivalent → Pliensbachian Age ⓘ
linked to: Pliensbachian
Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event → precededBy → Pliensbachian–Toarcian boundary ⓘ
linked to: Pliensbachian
Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point for base of Hettangian → precedes → Sinemurian Stage ⓘ
linked to: Pliensbachian
Dilophosaurus → livedDuring → Sinemurian age ⓘ
linked to: Pliensbachian
Dilophosaurus → livedDuring → Pliensbachian age ⓘ
linked to: Pliensbachian
Hettangian stage → precedes → Sinemurian stage ⓘ
linked to: Pliensbachian
Ibex Zone → belongsTo → Pliensbachian ⓘ
Davoei Zone → isPartOf → Pliensbachian ⓘ
Davoei Zone → temporalRange → Pliensbachian Age ⓘ
linked to: Pliensbachian
Margaritatus Zone → partOf → Pliensbachian ⓘ
Margaritatus Zone → age → Pliensbachian ⓘ
Margaritatus Zone → subdivisionOf → Pliensbachian Stage ⓘ
linked to: Pliensbachian
Spinatum Zone → partOf → Pliensbachian ⓘ
Spinatum Zone → subdivisionOf → Pliensbachian Stage ⓘ
linked to: Pliensbachian
Lias Group → chronostratigraphicRange → Pliensbachian ⓘ
Cryolophosaurus → geologicalAge → Pliensbachian ⓘ
Cryolophosaurus → geologicalAge → Sinemurian ⓘ
linked to: Pliensbachian