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                        Comanchean North American Stage
 
                          From 127 To 99.6 +/- 0.9 Ma
 
  End Defined By:  Planktonic foraminifer, lowest occurrence of Rotalipora 
     globotruncanoides.
 
  End Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
 
 -- Overlaps With --
  ICS Stage:         Barremian (130 - 125)
  Japanese Stage:    Aritan    (136.4 - 125)
  Japanese Stage:    Miyakoan  (125 - 96.6)
  New Zealand Stage: Mokoiwian (145.5 - 119)
 
 -- A Substage of --
  Eon:            Phanerozoic      (542 - -5.5012e-005)
  Era:            Mesozoic         (251 - 65.5)
  Period:         Cretaceous       (145.5 - 65.5)
  Epoch:          Early Cretaceous (145.5 - 99.6)
  European Epoch: Gallic           (130 - 89.3)
 
 -- Preceeded By --
  North American Stage: Coahulian (145.5 - 127)
 
 -- Followed By --
  Epoch:             Late Cretaceous (99.6 - 65.5)
  ICS Stage:         Cenomanian      (99.6 - 93.5)
  New Zealand Stage: Ngaterian       (99.6 - 95)
 
 -- Contains the Following Stages --
  ICS Stage:         Aptian    (125 - 112)
  ICS Stage:         Albian    (112 - 99.6)
  New Zealand Stage: Korangian (119 - 110)
  New Zealand Stage: Urutawan  (110 - 104)
  New Zealand Stage: Motuan    (104 - 99.6)
 

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