Tithonian

专有名词
中文释义
英 /tɪˈθəʊ.ni.ən/|/taɪˈ-/    美 /tɪˈθoʊ.ni.ən/|/taɪˈ-/

英文释义

专有名词
  1. A geological age or stage, from 152.1 ±0.9 to ~145.0 mya.

词形变化

Titonian alternative Tithonic alternative

词源

From Tithonus + -ian. Named by German paleontologist Albert Oppel in 1865. In Greek mythology, Tithonus was the lover of Eos, goddess of the dawn. The Tithonian is the last age of the Jurassic, coming immediately before the dawn of the Cretaceous.
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