The Ergilian age is an Asian Land Mammal Age (~37.8–33.9 Ma)[1] within the Late Eocene epoch of the Paleogene.[1] It follows the Ulangochuian and precedes the Houldjinian age.
The Ergilian age is named after the Ergilian Dzo fossil formations in Mongolia.[2][3] In China specifically, the name Baiyinian has been proposed for Ergilian-equivalent strata.[4] The Ergilian corresponds to the Chadronian in North America.[1]
References
- Bai, Bin; Wang, Yuan-Qing; Li, Qian; Wang, Hai-Bing; Mao, Fang-Yuan; Gong, Yan-Xin; Meng, Jin (2018). "Biostratigraphy and Diversity of Paleogene Perissodactyls from the Erlian Basin of Inner Mongolia, China". American Museum Novitates. 3914 (3914): 1–60. doi:10.1206/3914.1. ISSN 0003-0082.
- Paleo Database: Ergilian
- Lucas, Spencer G., Chinese Fossil Vertebrates, Columbia University Press, 2002
- Wang, Yuanqing; Li, Qian; Bai, Bin; Jin, Xun; Mao, Fangyuan; Meng, Jin (2019-01-01). "Paleogene integrative stratigraphy and timescale of China". Science China Earth Sciences. 62 (1): 287–309. doi:10.1007/s11430-018-9305-y. ISSN 1869-1897.