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                                Arenig ICS Stage
                           (Arenigian, Ordovician II)
 
                     From 478.6 +/- 1.7 To 471.8 +/- 1.6 Ma
 
  Start Defined By:  Graptolite, lowest occurrence of Tetragraptus 
     approximatus.
  End Defined By:  Conodont, potentially lowest occurrence of Protoprioniodus 
     aranda or of Baltoniodus triangularis.
 
  Start Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
  End Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
 
  Global Stratotype Section and Point:  Diabasbrottet quarry, Vdstergvtland, 
     southern Sweden
 
  Comment:  Official ICS name not yet decided.  Final Stage may not neccesary 
     coincide with the Arenig.
 
 -- Overlaps With --
  Australian Stage: Warendian/Lancefieldian (485 - 475)
  Australian Stage: Lancefieldian           (482 - 475)
  Australian Stage: Chewtonian              (473 - 471)
 
 -- A Substage of --
  Eon:                  Phanerozoic      (542 - -5.5012e-005)
  Era:                  Paleozoic        (542 - 251)
  Period:               Ordovician       (488.3 - 443.7)
  Epoch:                Early Ordovician (488.3 - 471.8)
  North American Stage: Ibexian          (491 - 471.8)
 
 -- Preceeded By --
  ICS Stage:        Tremadocian (488.3 - 478.6)
  Australian Stage: Warendian   (485 - 478.6)
  European Stage:   Migneintian (486 - 478.6)
 
 -- Followed By --
  Epoch:                Middle Ordovician (471.8 - 460.9)
  ICS Stage:            Ordovician III    (471.8 - 468.1)
  General Stage:        Llanvirn          (471.8 - 464)
  North American Stage: White Rockian     (471.8 - 462)
 
 -- Contains the Following Stages --
  Australian Stage:     Bendigonian    (475 - 473)
  Chinese Stage:        Honghuayuanian (478.6 - 472)
  Chinese Stage:        Dawanian       (472 - 471.8)
  European Stage:       Moridunian     (478.6 - 475)
  European Stage:       Whitlandian    (475 - 473.5)
  European Stage:       Fennian        (473.5 - 471.8)
  North American Stage: Demingian      (478.6 - 475)
  North American Stage: Jeffersonian   (475 - 473)
  North American Stage: Cassinian      (473 - 471.8)
 

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