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Capitanian Stage, last of the three stages of the Middle Permian (Guadalupian) Series, encompassing all rocks deposited during the Capitanian Age (265.1 million to 259.9 million years ago) of the Permian Period. This interval of geologic time is named for the Capitan Formation, which is located on Capitan Peak in New Mexico, U.S. In 2001 the International Commission on Stratigraphy established the Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) defining the base of this interval in the Bell Canyon Formation of the Guadalupe Mountains in Texas, U.S. The GSSP is located in a limestone deposit just below the top of Nipple ...(100 of 154 words)

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