One of the subdivisions into which the Upper Cretaceous formation of Europe is divided.
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Turonian
Turonian
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Turonian
(geology) The second age in the Late Cretaceous epoch, or a stage in the Upper Cretaceous series, spanning the time between 93.5 ± 0.8 Ma and 89.3 ± 1 Ma (million years ago), preceded by the Cenomanian stage and underlying the Coniacian stage.