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                           Middle Paleocene Sub-Epoch
 
                      From 61.7 +/- 0.2 To 58.7 +/- 0.2 Ma
 
  End Defined By:  Magnetic polarity chronozone, base of C26n, is a temporary 
     assignment.
 
  Start Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
  End Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
 
 -- Overlaps With --
  Californian Stage:    Ynezian     (61.5 - 55.8)
  North American Stage: Torrejonian (62.5 - 60.5)
  North American Stage: Tiffanian   (60.5 - 56)
 
 -- A Substage of --
  Eon:               Phanerozoic  (542 - -5.5012e-005)
  Era:               Cenozoic     (65.5 - -5.5012e-005)
  Period:            Paleogene    (65.5 - 23.03)
  Epoch:             Paleocene    (65.5 - 55.8)
  Australian Stage:  Wangerripian (61.7 - 52)
  Informal Sub-era:  Tertiary     (65.5 - 1.806)
  New Zealand Stage: Teurian      (65.5 - 56.5)
 
 -- Preceeded By --
  Sub-Epoch: Early Paleocene (65.5 - 61.7)
  ICS Stage: Danian          (65.5 - 61.7)
 
 -- Followed By --
  Sub-Epoch: Late Paleocene (58.7 - 55.8)
  ICS Stage: Thanetian      (58.7 - 55.8)
 
 -- Contains the Following Stages --
  ICS Stage: Selandian (61.7 - 58.7)
 

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