Carnian Stage

Carnian Stage

      lowermost of three divisions of the Upper Triassic Series, representing those rocks deposited worldwide during Carnian time (228 million to 216.5 million years ago) in the Triassic Period. The stage name is probably derived from the Austrian state of Kärnten (Carinthia), where the stratotype is located. The Carnian Stage is subdivided into two substages, which in ascending order are the Julian and Tuvalian. Carnian marine strata are correlated worldwide by six ammonoid cephalopod biozones (biozone), all of which have designated type localities in North America. These zones cannot be used for nonmarine strata, however. The Carnian Stage underlies the Norian Stage of the Upper Triassic Series and overlies the Ladinian Stage of the Middle Triassic Series.

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