Gelasian

first age of the Pleistocene Epoch
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Gelasian

Summary

Gelasian is an age[1]. Gelasian draws 1,026 Wikipedia views per month (age category, ranking #7 of 21).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gelasian's instance of is recorded as age[3].
  • Gelasian's instance of is recorded as stage[4].
  • Gela is named after Gelasian[5].
  • Gelasian followed Piacenzian[6].
  • Gelasian was followed by Calabrian[7].
  • Gelasian is part of Pleistocene[8].
  • Gelasian is part of Early Pleistocene[9].
  • Gelasian is part of ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[10].
  • Gelasian's Commons category is recorded as Gelasian[11].
  • Gelasian's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as FFEDB3[12].
  • Gelasian began on -2580000-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Gelasian ended on -1800000-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Gelasian's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.1469, 'lon': 14.2035}[15].
  • Gelasian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gelasian[16].
  • Gelasian's partially coincident with is recorded as Villafranchian[17].
  • Gelasian's type locality is recorded as GSSP for the base of the Gelasian[18].
  • Gelasian's significant place is recorded as Gela[19].

Body

Definition and Type

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

Origins

Gela is named after Gelasian[5].

Use and Application

Part of include Pleistocene[8], an epoch[20]; Early Pleistocene[9], a subepoch[21]; and ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[10].

Why It Matters

Gelasian draws 1,026 Wikipedia views per month (age category, ranking #7 of 21).[2] Gelasian has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Gelasian is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . stratigraphy.org. stratigraphy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . stratigraphy.org. stratigraphy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Gelasian
    Followed by
    Named after Gela
    Start time -2580000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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