Mammal Neogene zones
The Mammal Neogene zones or MN zones are system of biostratigraphic zones in the stratigraphic record used to correlate mammal-bearing fossil localities of the Neogene period of Europe. It consists of seventeen consecutive zones (numbered MN 1 through MN 18; MN 7 and 8 have been joined into MN 7/8 zone) defined through reference faunas, well-known sites that other localities can be correlated with. MN 1 is the earliest zone, and MN 18 is the most recent. The MN zones are complementary with the MP zones in the Paleogene.
| Neogene ELMMZ | ||
| −22 , , −20 , , −18 , , −16 , , −14 , , −12 , , −10 , , −8 , , −6 , , −4 , , −2 , , 0 , | Miocene Plio Aquitanian Burdigalian Langhian Serravallian Tortonian Messinian Zanclean Piacenzian Gelasian Pleistocene Agenian Orleanian Astaracian Vallesian Turolian Ruscinian Villafranchian MN 1 MN 2 MN 3 MN 4 MN 5 MN 6 MN 7/8 MN 9 MN 10 MN 11 MN 12 MN 13 MN 14 MN 15 MN 16 MN 17 MN 18 Chronostratigraphy ELMMZ Zones | |
The zones are as follows:
| Interval | Reference Locality | Start | End | ICS stages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MN 18 | 2.0 Ma | 0 Ma | Gelasian to present | |
| MN 17 | Saint-Vallier (France) | 2.5 Ma | 2.0 Ma | Gelasian |
| MN 16 | Arondelli / Triversa (Italy) | 3.2 Ma | 2.5 Ma | Gelasian - Piacenzian - Zanclean |
| MN 15 | Perpignan (France) | 4.2 Ma | 3.2 Ma | Zanclean |
| MN 14 | Podlesice (Poland) | 4.9 Ma | 4.2 Ma | Zanclean |
| MN 13 | El Arquilla (Spain) | 7.0 Ma (between 6.8 and 7.2 Ma) | 4.9 Ma | Zanclean - Messinian |
| MN 12 | Los Mansuetos (Spain) | 7.75 Ma (between 8.0 and 7.5 Ma) | 7.0 Ma (between 6.8 and 7.2 Ma) | Messinian - Tortonian |
| MN 11 | Crevillente 2 (Spain) | 8.7 Ma | 7.75 Ma (between 8.0 and 7.5 Ma) | Tortonian |
| MN 10 | Masia del Barbo (Spain) | 9.7 Ma | 8.7 Ma | Tortonian |
| MN 9 | Can Llobateres (Spain) | 11.1 Ma | 9.7 Ma | Tortonian |
| MN 7/8 | La Grive M (France) | 12.75 Ma (between 13.0 and 12.5 Ma) | 11.1 Ma | Tortonian - Serravallian |
| MN 6 | Sansan (France) | 13.7 Ma | 12.75 Ma (between 13.0 and 12.5 Ma) | Serravallian |
| MN 5 | Faluns Pont Levoy- Thenay (France) | 16.0 Ma | 13.7 Ma | Serravallian - Langhian - Burdigalian |
| MN 4 | La Romieu (France) | 16.9 Ma (between 16.6 and 17.2 Ma) | 16.0 Ma | Burdigalian |
| MN 3 | Wintershof-West (Germany) | 20.0 Ma | 16.9 Ma (between 16.6 and 17.2 Ma) | Burdigalian |
| MN 2 |
|
22.4 Ma | 20.0 Ma | Burdigalian - Aquitanian |
| MN 1 | Paulhiac (France) | 23.03 ± 0.05 Ma | 22.4 Ma | Aquitanian |
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