Talk:Miocene
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Actually, Lyell established the epoch names, such as Miocene, not on the basis of the mammalian faunas, but on the basis of the marine invertebrate fauna. The epochs were identified by the percentage of living molluscan species found in the rock units - the Miocene having 18%.
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Faunal stages order
« The Miocene faunal stages from youngest to oldest are: »
1. Aquitanian 2. Burdigalian 3. Langhian 4. Serravallian 5. Tortonian 6. Messinian
look like reversed, perhaps I'm missing something ? phe 12:07, 20 Jul 2004 (UTC)
