Age

Tortonian

11.6300 – 7.2460 Ma

The Tortonian is in the geologic time scale an age or stage of the late Miocene that spans the time between 11.608 ± 0.005 Ma and 7.246 ± 0.005 Ma. It follows the Serravallian and is followed by the Messinian.

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Tortonian
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Parent interval
Miocene Epoch