Hirnantian

third and last stage and age of the Upper Ordovician Series / Late Ordovician epoch
Thing stage Q583151
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Hirnantian

Summary

Hirnantian is a stage[1]. Hirnantian draws 143 Wikipedia views per month (stage category, ranking #37 of 106).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hirnantian's instance of is recorded as stage[3].
  • Hirnantian's instance of is recorded as age[4].
  • Cwm Hirnant is named after Hirnantian[5].
  • Hirnantian followed Katian[6].
  • Hirnantian was followed by Rhuddanian[7].
  • Hirnantian is part of Late Ordovician[8].
  • Hirnantian is part of ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[9].
  • Hirnantian's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 95DABC[10].
  • Hirnantian began on -445200000-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Hirnantian ended on -443800000-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Hirnantian's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 30.98222222, 'longitude': 111.41944444}[13].
  • Hirnantian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hirnantian[14].
  • Hirnantian's type locality is recorded as GSSP for the base of Hirnantian[15].
  • Hirnantian's named by is recorded as B. B. Bancroft[16].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include stage[3] and age[4].

Origins

Cwm Hirnant is named after Hirnantian[5].

Use and Application

Part of include Late Ordovician[8], a series[17] and ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[9].

Why It Matters

Hirnantian draws 143 Wikipedia views per month (stage category, ranking #37 of 106).[2] Hirnantian has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] Hirnantian is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Chobot bot · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named by → B. B. Bancroft
    Named after → —
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 30.98222222, 'longitude': 111.41944444}
    Start time → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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