ammonites

Lutetian age/stage

General information
Lower boundary: equal to 48.6 Ma (see scale)
Upper boundary: equal to 40.4 Ma (see scale)
Continent: global
See collections within this interval
See map of collections within this interval
Key correlations
Period: Paleogene
Epoch: Eocene
Subepoch: Middle Eocene
10 million year bin: Cenozoic 2
Contained within
  • Eocene
  • Paleogene
  • Tertiary
  • Cenozoic
  • Phanerozoic
    • Previous intervals
  • Early/Lower Eocene
  • Ypresian
  • Bumbanian
  • MP 10
  • MP 8 + 9
  • MP 7
    • Next intervals
  • Bartonian
  • Duchesnean
  • MP 16
    • Contains
  • MP 11, MP 12, MP 13, MP 14, MP 15, Mustersan, Porangan
    • Shares base with
  • Arshantan, Irdinmanhan, Middle Eocene, Sharamurunian
    • Shares top with
  • Early/Lower Uintan, Late/Upper Uintan, Uintan
    • Overlaps with
  • Divisaderan (42.0 to 36.0 Ma)
  • Arnold (43.0 to 34.3 Ma)
  • Bortonian (43.0 to 37.2 Ma)
  • Heretaungan (49.5 to 46.2 Ma)
  • Bridgerian (50.3 to 46.2 Ma)
  • Twinbuttean (50.3 to 46.2 Ma)
  • Blacksforkian (50.3 to 46.2 Ma)
  • Gardnerbuttian (50.3 to 46.2 Ma)
  • Casamayoran (55.8 to 48.0 Ma)
  • Dannevirke (65.5 to 43.0 Ma)
    • Appears in scales
  • 2009 IUGS Cenozoic Ages (2010)
  • Gradstein 7: Stages (2004)
  • Berggren et al. 1995 Cenozoic Stages (1995)
  • Harland 6: Stages (1990)

    • Interval name: