单词 | valanginian |
释义 | Valanginianadj. Geology. Of, pertaining to, or designating a stratigraphical stage, a division of the Neocomian, which forms part of the Lower Cretaceous. Also absol. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > stratigraphic units > [adjective] > secondary or Mesozoic > Cretaceous > specific Wealden1828 Speeton1829 Neocomian1843 Albian1846 Senonian1850 Urgonian1856 Santonian1869 Maastrichtian1885 Valanginian1885 Vectian1885 Barremian1903 1885 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 2) vi. 836 Valenginian—a group of limestones and marls. 1903 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 4) II. vi. 1197 The lowest dark marl..indicates the emersion of these rocks at the close of the Jurassic period, and may represent the Valanginian stage. 1944 Bull. Amer. Soc. Petroleum Geologists 28 1141 The lower member consists of..limestone and contains Valanginian ammonites. 1973 Nature 23 Nov. 211/2 The age of the oldest magnetic lineations..is also coincident with the marine transgressions of southern Africa..and southern Argentina during the Upper Valanginian. 1978 Nature 13 July 133/1 The fault activity of this tectonic phase lasted into Valanginian times. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < |
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