Wenlock

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epoch geologic epoch

Wenlock is a geologic epoch subdivision of the Silurian Period, notable for its well-preserved marine fossil record and use in stratigraphic correlation.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Wenlock canonical	1
Wenlock Group	1
Wenlock Series	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	epoch ⓘ geologic epoch ⓘ
associatedWith	black shales in some basins ⓘ carbonate reef development ⓘ
biostratigraphicMarkers	conodont zones ⓘ graptolite zones ⓘ
chronostratigraphicUnit	Wenlock self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Wenlock Series
containsStage	Homerian ⓘ Sheinwoodian ⓘ
depositionalSetting	shallow marine shelf ⓘ
environment	predominantly marine ⓘ
follows	Llandovery ⓘ
fossilContent	algae ⓘ bivalves ⓘ brachiopods ⓘ corals ⓘ crinoids ⓘ graptolites ⓘ nautiloids ⓘ reefal faunas ⓘ trilobites ⓘ
geochronologicUnit	Wenlock Epoch ⓘ
globalUse	formal unit in international stratigraphy ⓘ
hasStratotypeRegion	Wenlock Edge ⓘ surface form: Wenlock Edge, Shropshire
lithostratigraphicCorrelation	Wenlock self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Wenlock Group
namedAfter	Wenlock Edge ⓘ
namedForRegion	Shropshire ⓘ surface form: Shropshire, England
notableFor	well-preserved marine fossil record ⓘ
partOf	Paleozoic Era ⓘ Silurian ⓘ surface form: Silurian Period
positionInSilurian	second series of the Silurian ⓘ
precedes	Ludlow ⓘ
rank	epoch ⓘ series ⓘ
recognizedBy	International Commission on Stratigraphy ⓘ
timeScale	International Chronostratigraphic Chart ⓘ
usedFor	biostratigraphy ⓘ global stratigraphic correlation ⓘ paleoenvironmental reconstruction ⓘ paleogeographic reconstruction ⓘ
usedIn	stratigraphic correlation ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Silurian → subdivision → Wenlock ⓘ

Wenlock → chronostratigraphicUnit → Wenlock self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wenlock Series

Wenlock → lithostratigraphicCorrelation → Wenlock self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wenlock Group