Tithonian

蒂托阶

发音

UK /tɪˈθəʊ.ni.ən/
UK /taɪˈ-/
US /tɪˈθoʊ.ni.ən/
US /taɪˈ-/

别名

Titonian Tithonic

释义与例句

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    A geological age or stage, from 152.1 ±0.9 to ~145.0 mya.

    生物 地质

词源

From Tithonus + -ian. Named by German paleontologist Albert Oppel in 1865. In Greek mythology, Tithonus was the lover of Eos, goddess of the dawn. The Tithonian is the last age of the Jurassic, coming immediately before the dawn of the Cretaceous.

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