Mammal Paleogene zone


The Mammal Paleogene zones or MP zones are biostratigraphic zones in the stratigraphic record of the Paleogene period of Europe. These zones were proposed at the Congress in Mainz held in 1987 to help paleontologists provide more specific reference points to evolutionary events in Europe, but are used by paleontologists on other continents as well. MP 1 is the earliest zone, and MP 30 is the most recent. The MP zones are complementary with the MN zones in the Neogene.
IntervalStartEndICS stages
MP 3023.03 ±.005 MaChattian
MP 29Chattian
MP 2824.6 ±.1 MaChattian
MP 2725.6 ±.1 Ma24.6 ±.1 MaChattian
MP 2627.6 ±.1 Ma25.6 ±.1 MaChattian
MP 2529.2 ±.1 Ma27.6 ±.1 MaChattian - Rupelian
MP 2430.2 ±.1 Ma29.2 ±.1 MaRupelian
MP 2330.9 ±.1 Ma30.2 ±.1 MaRupelian
MP 2232.6 ±.1 Ma30.9 ±.1 MaRupelian
MP 2133.9 ±.05 Ma32.6 ±.1 MaRupelian
MP 2033.9 ±.05 MaPriabonian
MP 19Priabonian
MP 18Priabonian
MP 17BPriabonian
MP 17A37.2 ±.1 MaPriabonian
MP 1640.4 ±.1 Ma37.2 ±.1 MaBartonian
MP 1540.4 ±.1 MaLutetian
MP 14Lutetian
MP 13Lutetian
MP 12Lutetian
MP 1148.6 ±.1 MaLutetian
MP 1048.6 ±.1 MaYpresian
MP 9Ypresian
MP 8Ypresian
MP 755.8 ±.1 MaYpresian
MP 655.8 ±.1 MaThanetian
MP 5Thanetian
MP 4Paleocene series
MP 3Paleocene series
MP 2Paleocene series
MP 161.7 ±.05 MaDanian