The Tithonian is the latest age of the Late Jurassic Epoch and the uppermost stage of the Upper Jurassic Series.
Tithonian
Period
In the geological timescale, the Tithonian is the latest age of the Late Jurassic Epoch and the uppermost stage of the Upper Jurassic Series. It spans the time between 149.2 ±0.7 Ma and 145.0 ± 4 Ma. It is preceded by the Kimmeridgian and followed... Wikipedia
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Fossils: Berlin specimen, Solnhofen specimen, London specimen, and more
Occurred: 152.1 (+/- 0.9) million years ago - 145 million years ago
Lower boundary definition: Not formally defined
Stratigraphic unit: Stage
Upper boundary definition candidates: Magnetic—base of Chron M18r; Base of Calpionellid zone B; FAD of Ammonite Berriasella jacobi
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