Aquitanian age

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Aquitanian is the first stage of the Miocene Epoch. It spans the time between 23.03 ± 0.05 Ma and 20.43 ± 0.05 Ma (million years ago). The Aquitanian Stage succeeds the Chattian age of the Oligocene Epoch and precedes the Burdigalian Stage.

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[GeoWhen Database - Aquitanian]

Tertiary sub-era			Quaternary sub-era
Neogene period
Miocene		Pliocene	Pleistocene	Holocene
Aquitanian	Burdigalian	Zanclean	Early	Mesolithic
Langhian	Serravallian	Piacenzian	Middle	Neolithic
Tortonian	Messinian	Gelasian	Late

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