https://gcmdservices.gsfc.nasa.gov/kms/concept/f2053865-d144-4d79-b18b-4fd361be25ae
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definition | The Danian is the oldest age or lowest stage of the Paleocene epoch or series, the Paleogene period or system and the Cenozoic era or erathem. The beginning of the Danian age (and the end of the preceding Maastrichtian age) is at the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event 66 Ma. The age ended 61.6 Ma, being followed by the Selandian age. | ||||||
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