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where strata of this age occur. The name is still used among
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269:. The Dinantian is named for the Belgian city of
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257:The Dinantian is equal to the lower part of the
254:or the time span in which they were deposited.
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276:Earlier terms for the Dinantian were
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314:A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
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469:Pleistocene (11.7 ka–2.58 Ma)
1102:Carboniferous United Kingdom
288:on the English sides of the
261:series in the international
1112:Carboniferous geochronology
1077:Mississippian geochronology
432:Geological history of Earth
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705:Mississippian (323–359 Ma)
700:Pennsylvanian (299–323 Ma)
464:Holocene (present–11.7 ka)
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829:Miaolingian (497–509 Ma)
674:Guadalupian (260–272 Ma)
526:Paleocene (56.0–66.0 Ma)
516:Oligocene (23.0–33.9 Ma)
979:Neoarchean (2.5–2.8 Ga)
944:Orosirian (1.8–2.05 Ga)
939:Statherian (1.6–1.8 Ga)
882:Cryogenian (635–720 Ma)
772:Llandovery (433–444 Ma)
679:Cisuralian (272–299 Ma)
490:Pliocene (2.59–5.33 Ma)
390:Encyclopædia Britannica
338:(1-4), p. 181-307
1087:Stratigraphy of Europe
949:Rhyacian (2.05–2.3 Ga)
918:Calymmian (1.4–1.6 Ga)
877:Ediacaran (539–635 Ma)
824:Furongian (485–497 Ma)
669:Lopingian (252–260 Ma)
495:Miocene (5.33–23.0 Ma)
1092:Carboniferous Ireland
954:Siderian (2.3–2.5 Ga)
913:Ectasian (1.2–1.4 Ga)
834:Series 2 (509–521 Ma)
521:Eocene (33.9–56.0 Ma)
226:-stages (as of 2018)
1082:Carboniferous Europe
994:Eoarchean (3.6–4 Ga)
887:Tonian (720 Ma–1 Ga)
767:Wenlock (427–433 Ma)
757:Pridoli (419–423 Ma)
1097:Carboniferous Wales
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1036:Geologic time scale
798:Middle (458–470 Ma)
762:Ludlow (423–427 Ma)
731:Middle (383–393 Ma)
626:Middle (237–247 Ma)
595:Middle (164–174 Ma)
316:. Oxford Reference.
245:Lower Carboniferous
1047:Geology portal
908:Stenian (1–1.2 Ga)
803:Early (470–485 Ma)
736:Early (393–419 Ma)
631:Early (247–252 Ma)
600:Early (174–201 Ma)
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564:Late (66.0–100 Ma)
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717:(359–419 Ma)
691:(299–359 Ma)
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162:Serpukhovian
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134:307.0–315.2
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1004:Hadean Eon
782:Ordovician
553:Cretaceous
453:Quaternary
310:"Dinantian"
197:Tournaisian
192:Tournaisian
125:Westphalian
1071:Categories
1006:(4–4.6 Ga)
970:(2.5–4 Ga)
899:(1–1.6 Ga)
505:Paleogene
296:References
140:Bashkirian
115:Kasimovian
95:Stephanian
1033:See also:
813:Cambrian
746:Silurian
715:Devonian
610:Triassic
579:Jurassic
278:Bernician
243:from the
233:Dinantian
172:Dinantian
130:Moscovian
658:Permian
479:Neogene
286:Clevedon
282:Kidwelly
208:Devonian
150:Namurian
105:Gzhelian
90:Silesian
385:Avonian
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68:Permian
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252:Europe
248:system
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