Darriwilian (jan 1, 469400000 BC – jan 1, 458200000 BC)
Description:
The Darriwilian is the upper stage of the Middle Ordovician. It is preceded by the Dapingian and succeeded by the Upper Ordovician Sandbian Stage. The lower boundary of the Darriwilian is defined as the first appearance of the graptolite species Undulograptus austrodentatus around 469.4 million years ago. It lasted for about 10.8 million years until the beginning of the Sandbian around 458.2 million years ago. This stage of the Ordovician was marked by the beginning of the Andean-Saharan glaciation.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 469400000 BC
jan 1, 458200000 BC
~ 5883516 years