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stage

Unit in chronostratigraphy

EntityQ1123245

Also known as faunal stage

Subclass of: chronostratigraphic unit
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1.Stated in Q87326045
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Part of: stratigraphic series
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, stratigraphic unit

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In chronostratigraphy, a stage is a succession of rock strata laid down in a single age on the geologic timescale, which usually represents millions of years of deposition. A given stage of rock and the corresponding age of time will by convention have the same name, and the same boundaries.

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Different from: age
Lade
stage
Members / parts: chronozone
Studied by: stratigraphy
chronostratigraphy
Standards body: International Commission on Stratigraphy

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10 identifiers linking stage across the web's reference databases

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AIDB. (2026). stage (Q1123245). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/stage-Q1123245