stratotype

C19388
concept

A stratotype is a designated reference section of rock strata that defines the characteristics, boundaries, and sequence of a particular stratigraphic unit.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
stratotype canonical 2

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: stratotype
Generated description
A stratotype is a designated reference section of rock strata that defines the characteristics, boundaries, and sequence of a particular stratigraphic unit.

Instances (2)

Instance Via concept surface
Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point at Klonk, Czech Republic
Vrica section, Calabria, Italy
surface form: Vrica section