The Norian is a division of the Triassic Period. It has the rank of an age or stage. It lasted from 227.3 to 205.7 million years ago. It was preceded by the Carnian and succeeded by the Rhaetian.
Cast of a tridactyl footprint of a theropod dinosaur from the Norian of the Czech Republic
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
Norian
…Period. It has the rank of an age (geochronology) or stage (chronostratigraphy). It lasted from 227.3 to 205.7 million years ago. It was preceded by the Carnian and succeeded by the Rhaetian. The Norian was named after the Noric Alps in Austria. The stage was introduced into scientific literature by Austrian…
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