Capitanian

Summary

Capitanian is a stage^[1]. Capitanian draws 35 Wikipedia views per month (stage category, ranking #55 of 106).^[2]

Key Facts

• Capitanian's instance of is recorded as stage^[3].
• Capitanian's instance of is recorded as age^[4].
• El Capitan is named after Capitanian^[5].
• Capitanian followed Wordian^[6].
• Capitanian was followed by Wuchiapingian^[7].
• Capitanian is part of Guadalupian^[8].
• Capitanian is part of ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale^[9].
• Capitanian's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as FEA38A^[10].
• Capitanian began on -265100000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[11].
• Capitanian ended on -259100000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[12].
• Capitanian's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 31.9091, 'longitude': -104.7892}^[13].
• Capitanian's type locality is recorded as GSSP for the base of the Capitanian^[14].
• Capitanian's named by is recorded as George Burr Richardson^[15].
• Capitanian's significant place is recorded as Nipple Hill^[16].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include stage^[3] and age^[4].

Origins

El Capitan is named after Capitanian^[5].

Use and Application

Part of include Guadalupian^[8], a series^[17] and ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale^[9].

Why It Matters

Capitanian draws 35 Wikipedia views per month (stage category, ranking #55 of 106).^[2] Capitanian has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] Capitanian is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]