Tithonian Definition

Tithonian Sentence Examples

• The high land in the west of the island and the somewhat less elevated region in the east are formed of Upper Tithonian and Lower Cretaceous limestones, the latter containing Rudistes.

• The Blue Grotto is in the Tithonian limestones; it shows indications of recent changes of level.

• Tithonian fossils, characteristic of southern Europe, occur in the upper Jurassic, while the Gosau beds, belonging to the upper Cretaceous, contain many of the forms of the Hippuritic sea.