The Ensenadan age is a period of
geologic time
The geologic time scale, or geological time scale, (GTS) is a representation of time based on the rock record of Earth. It is a system of chronological dating that uses chronostratigraphy (the process of relating strata to time) and geochro ...
(1.2–0.8
Ma) within the
Early Pleistocene
The Early Pleistocene is an unofficial sub-epoch in the international geologic timescale in chronostratigraphy, being the earliest division of the Pleistocene Epoch within the ongoing Quaternary Period. It is currently estimated to span the time ...
epoch of the
Quaternary
The Quaternary ( ) is the current and most recent of the three periods of the Cenozoic Era in the geologic time scale of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS). It follows the Neogene Period and spans from 2.58 million year ...
used more specifically with
South American Land Mammal Ages. It follows the
Uquian and precedes the
Lujanian age.
Paleo Database: Ensenadan
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References
Pleistocene life
Calabrian (stage)
Quaternary animals of South America
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