Carnian
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The Carnian is the lowermost stage of the Upper Triassic Series. It lasted from 237 to 227.3 million years ago. The Carnian is preceded by the Ladinian and is followed by the Norian. Its boundaries ar
Alluvial plain red clays of the Travenanzes Formation, upper Carnian, the Dolomites, northern Italy
Brotheotrachyceras brotheus from the San Cassiano Formation, Val Badia, Dolomites, Southern Alps. This ammonoid is an index fossil for the lower Carnian
Carnian Earth
Ladinian
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The Ladinian is a stage and age in the Middle Triassic series or epoch. It spans the time between 241.464 Ma and ~237 Ma. The Ladinian was preceded by the Anisian and succeeded by the Carnian.
Carnian
…Upper Triassic Series (or earliest age of the Late Triassic Epoch). It lasted from 237 to 227.3 million years ago (Ma). The Carnian is preceded by the Ladinian and is followed by the Norian. Its boundaries are not characterized by major extinctions or biotic turnovers, but a climatic event (known as the Carnian…
Monte San Giorgio exhibits exceptionally preserved Ladinian vertebrate fossils
The GSSP of the Ladinian at Bagolino in Italy