The Itaboraian ( pt, Itaboraiense) age is a period within the

Early Eocene In the geologic timescale the Ypresian is the oldest age or lowest stratigraphic stage of the Eocene. It spans the time between , is preceded by the Thanetian Age (part of the Paleocene) and is followed by the Eocene Lutetian Age. The Ypresian i ...

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 geochrono ...

(53.0–50.0 Ma) epoch of the

Paleogene The Paleogene ( ; British English, also spelled Palaeogene or Palæogene; informally Lower Tertiary or Early Tertiary) is a geologic period, geologic period and system that spans 43 million years from the end of the Cretaceous Period million yea ...

, used more specifically with South American land mammal ages (SALMA). It follows the Riochican and precedes the Casamayoran age.Paleo Database: Itaboraian
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Etymology

This age is named after the Itaboraí Formation in the Itaboraí Basin in

Itaboraí Itaboraí (, ) is a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, that belongs to the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area. It was founded in 1672. In 2020, it had a population of 242,543. Location Culturally, its closest municipalities are São ...

, a Greater Rio municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil not very far away from Niterói.

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;Itaboraí Formation * * * * * * ;Bogotá Formation * * * ;Cerrejón Formation * * * * * * * * * * * * * ;Chota Formation * * ;Las Flores Formation * * * ;Koluel Kaike Formation * ;Maíz Gordo Formation * ;Mogollón Formation * * ;Muñani Formation * ;Peñas Coloradas Formation * * ;Río Loro Formation * {{SALMA Paleocene South America Paleogene Brazil Tupi–Guarani languages