Gorstian
| Gorstian | |||||||||||||
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| Etymology | |||||||||||||
| Name formality | Formal | ||||||||||||
| Name ratified | 1980[4] | ||||||||||||
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| Celestial body | Earth | ||||||||||||
| Regional usage | Global (ICS) | ||||||||||||
| Time scale(s) used | ICS Time Scale | ||||||||||||
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| Chronological unit | Age | ||||||||||||
| Stratigraphic unit | Stage | ||||||||||||
| Time span formality | Formal | ||||||||||||
| Lower boundary definition | FAD of the Graptolite Saetograptus (Colonograptus) varians | ||||||||||||
| Lower boundary GSSP | Pitch Coppice, Ludlow, U.K. 52°21′33″N 2°46′38″W / 52.3592°N 2.7772°W | ||||||||||||
| Lower GSSP ratified | 1980[4] | ||||||||||||
| Upper boundary definition | Imprecise. Near FAD of the Graptolite Saetograptus leintwardinensis | ||||||||||||
| Upper boundary definition candidates | None | ||||||||||||
| Upper boundary GSSP candidate section(s) | None | ||||||||||||
| Upper boundary GSSP | Sunnyhill, Ludlow, England 52°21′33″N 2°46′38″W / 52.3592°N 2.7772°W | ||||||||||||
| Upper GSSP ratified | 1980[4] | ||||||||||||
In the geologic timescale, the Gorstian is the age of the Ludlow epoch of the Silurian period of the Paleozoic era of the Phanerozoic eon that is comprehended between 427.4 ± 0.5 Ma and 425.6 ± 0.9 Ma (million years ago), approximately. The Gorstian age succeeds the Homerian age and precedes the Ludfordian age.[5] The age is named after Gorsty village southwest of Ludlow. The base of the age is marked by Graptolites tumescens and Graptolites incipiens. The type section is located in a quarry in the Elton Formation at Pitch Coppice, Shropshire, United Kingdom.[6]
Palaeontology
Arthropods
| Arthropods of the Gorstian | ||||
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| Taxa | Presence | Location | Description | Images |
| Brontoscorpio | Trimpley, Worcestershire, UK | |||
| Balizoma | 440.8 million years ago to Pridoli epoch | Dudley, England | The genus has only been found in rocks of Silurian age. | _of_the_encrinurine_trilobite_Balizoma_variolaris.jpg) |
References
- ^ Jeppsson, L.; Calner, M. (2007). "The Silurian Mulde Event and a scenario for secundo—secundo events". Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 93 (02): 135–154. doi:10.1017/S0263593300000377.
- ^ Munnecke, A.; Samtleben, C.; Bickert, T. (2003). "The Ireviken Event in the lower Silurian of Gotland, Sweden-relation to similar Palaeozoic and Proterozoic events". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 195 (1): 99–124. doi:10.1016/S0031-0182(03)00304-3.
- ^ "International Chronostratigraphic Chart" (PDF). International Commission on Stratigraphy. September 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ a b c Holland, C. (1982). "The State of Silurian Stratigraphy" (PDF). Episodes. 1982: 21–23. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ Gradstein, Felix M.; Ogg, James G.; Smith, Alan G. (2004). A Geologic Time Scale 2004. ISBN 9780521786737.
- ^ Silurian System
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