Meishan section China for base of Triassic

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Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point geological type section stratigraphic section

The Meishan section in China is a globally significant stratigraphic site that marks the internationally agreed boundary and reference point for the beginning of the Triassic Period.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
GSSP at Meishan, Zhejiang, China (base of Triassic)	1
Meishan section China for base of Triassic canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point ⓘ geological type section ⓘ stratigraphic section ⓘ
boundaryDefinedBy	first appearance datum of the conodont Hindeodus parvus ⓘ
contains	Permian–Triassic mass extinction horizon ⓘ ammonoid fossil assemblages ⓘ conodont fossil assemblages ⓘ foraminiferal fossil assemblages ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
geologicalAgeMarked	approximately 252 million years ago ⓘ
governingBody	subcommission on Permian stratigraphy ⓘ surface form: Subcommission on Permian Stratigraphy Subcommission on Triassic Stratigraphy ⓘ
hasChemostratigraphy	carbon isotope excursions across the Permian–Triassic boundary ⓘ strontium isotope data ⓘ sulfur isotope data ⓘ
hasEventRecorded	largest known Phanerozoic mass extinction ⓘ
isGSSPFor	base of the Induan Stage ⓘ base of the Lower Triassic Series ⓘ base of the Triassic System ⓘ
lithology	marine carbonate rocks ⓘ marls ⓘ thin-bedded limestones ⓘ
locatedIn	Changxing County ⓘ Zhejiang Province ⓘ
locatedOn	South China Block ⓘ
marks	Permian–Triassic mass extinction ⓘ surface form: Permian–Triassic boundary base of the Triassic Period ⓘ
near	city of Changxing ⓘ
overlies	Upper Permian strata ⓘ
partOf	global network of GSSP sections ⓘ
preservationQuality	excellent ⓘ
ratificationYear	2001 ⓘ
ratifiedBy	International Commission on Stratigraphy ⓘ International Union of Geological Sciences ⓘ
recognizedAs	Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point ⓘ surface form: international stratotype for the Permian–Triassic boundary
region	eastern China ⓘ
significance	global reference point for the base of the Triassic ⓘ key record of the end-Permian mass extinction ⓘ
stratigraphicCompleteness	high ⓘ
studiedBy	geochemists ⓘ paleontologists ⓘ stratigraphers ⓘ
timeScaleUnit	boundary between the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras ⓘ
underlies	Lower Triassic strata ⓘ
usedFor	calibration of the geologic time scale ⓘ global chronostratigraphic correlation ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Triassic → GSSP → Meishan section China for base of Triassic ⓘ

Permian Period → endBoundaryDefinedBy → Meishan section China for base of Triassic ⓘ

this entity surface form: GSSP at Meishan, Zhejiang, China (base of Triassic)