Tortonian

fifth age of the Miocene Epoch and the Neogene Period
Thing age Q499299
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Tortonian

Summary

Tortonian is an age[1]. Tortonian has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Tortonian's instance of is recorded as age[3].
  • Tortonian's instance of is recorded as stage[4].
  • Tortona is named after Tortonian[5].
  • Tortonian followed Serravallian[6].
  • Tortonian was followed by Messinian[7].
  • Tortonian is part of Miocene[8].
  • Tortonian is part of Late Miocene[9].
  • Tortonian is part of ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[10].
  • Tortonian's Commons category is recorded as Tortonian[11].
  • Tortonian's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as FEF47D[12].
  • Tortonian began on -11630000-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Tortonian ended on -7246000-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Tortonian's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.587292, 'lon': 13.5661724}[15].
  • Tortonian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tortonian[16].
  • Tortonian's partially coincident with is recorded as Astaracian[17].
  • Tortonian's partially coincident with is recorded as Vallesian[18].
  • Tortonian's partially coincident with is recorded as Turolian[19].
  • Tortonian's type locality is recorded as GSSP for the base of the Tortonian[20].
  • Tortonian's named by is recorded as Karl Mayer-Eymar[21].
  • Tortonian's significant place is recorded as Monte dei Corvi[22].

Body

Definition and Type

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

Origins

Tortona is named after Tortonian[5].

Use and Application

Part of include Miocene[8], an epoch[23]; Late Miocene[9], a subepoch[24]; and ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[10].

Why It Matters

Tortonian has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Tortonian is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2013/01. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2013/01. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2013/01. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2013/01. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2013/01. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2013/01. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2013/01. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . stratigraphy.org. stratigraphy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . stratigraphy.org. stratigraphy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . stratigraphy.org. stratigraphy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4e6Ko9
    Instance of → age, stage
    Named by → Karl Mayer-Eymar
    Start time → -11630000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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