Itaboraian
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The Itaboraian age is a period of geologic time (59.0—57.0 Ma) within the Paleocene
epoch of the Paleogene
used more specifically with South American Land Mammal Ages. It follows the Peligran
and precedes the Riochican
age.
This age is named after Itaborai
, in the state Rio de Janeiro
in Brazil
.
Paleocene
The Paleocene or Palaeocene, the "early recent", is a geologic epoch that lasted from about . It is the first epoch of the Palaeogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era...
epoch of the Paleogene
Paleogene
The Paleogene is a geologic period and system that began 65.5 ± 0.3 and ended 23.03 ± 0.05 million years ago and comprises the first part of the Cenozoic Era...
used more specifically with South American Land Mammal Ages. It follows the Peligran
Peligran
The Peligran age is a period of geologic time within the Paleocene epoch of the Paleogene used more specifically with South American Land Mammal Ages. It follows the Tiupampan and precedes the Itaboraian age....
and precedes the Riochican
Riochican
The Riochican age is a period of geologic time within the Paleocene epoch of the Paleogene used more specifically with South American Land Mammal Ages. It follows the Itaboraian and precedes the Casamayoran age....
age.
This age is named after Itaborai
Itaboraí
Itaboraí is a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. It was founded in 1672. In 2006, it had a population of 220,981....
, in the state Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast...
in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.