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Origin
From Tithonus + -ian. Named by German paleontologist Albert Oppel in 1865. In Greek mythology, Tithonus was the lover of Eos, goddess of the dawn. The Tithonian is the last age of the Jurassic, coming immediately before the dawn of the Cretaceous.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan Titonià
- Titoniàage, 152.1-145 mya
Dutch Tithonien
- Tithonienage, 152.1-145 mya
Finnish Tithonos-vaihe
- Tithonos-vaiheage, 152.1-145 mya
French Tithonien
- Tithonienage, 152.1-145 mya
German Titonium
- Titoniumage, 152.1-145 mya
Hungarian Tithon
- Tithonage, 152.1-145 mya
Italian Tithoniano
- Tithonianoage, 152.1-145 mya
Polish tyton
- tytonage, 152.1-145 mya
Spanish Titonico
- Titonicoage, 152.1-145 mya
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Tithonian
SmithsonianEstonianMacedonianhamiltoniannewtonianCaledoniandraconianOregonianIonianBostonianDevonianamazonianDobsonianJeffersonianWashingtonianJagiellonianparkinsonianjacksonianWilsonianPetroniusPrincetonianPoissonianCatalonianHoustonian
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Tithonian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tithonian
MLA
“Tithonian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tithonian. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tithonian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tithonian.
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