Lemme-Carrosio section, Italy (Miocene GSSP)

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The Lemme-Carrosio section in Italy is a globally significant stratigraphic reference site that defines the base of the Miocene within the Neogene period.

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Lemme-Carrosio section, Italy (Miocene GSSP) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point
geological site
stratigraphic section
accessibility road-cut section
belongsToSystem Neogene
surface form: Neogene System
belongsToTimeScale Global Standard Stratigraphic Age (GSSA)
surface form: Geologic Time Scale
boundaryType chronostratigraphic boundary
chronostratigraphicRankDefined series
stage
continent Europe
country Italy
defines base of the Aquitanian Stage
base of the Miocene
base of the Neogene System’s Miocene Series
fossilContent calcareous nannofossils
planktonic foraminifera
geologicalAgeRepresented Aquitanian
Miocene
latest Oligocene–earliest Miocene transition
globalSignificance defines the global standard for the base of the Miocene
used as an international reference section
governingBodyForGSSP International Commission on Stratigraphy
International Union of Geological Sciences
lithology hemipelagic deposits
marine sedimentary rocks
locatedIn Carrosio
Lemme Valley
Ligurian Apennines
Piedmont
markerEvent base of the Miocene GSSP
partOf Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point
surface form: Neogene GSSP network
researchUse biostratigraphic calibration of microfossil zones
reference for Oligocene–Miocene boundary studies
stratigraphicCompleteness well-exposed and continuous across the Oligocene–Miocene boundary
timeScaleUnitDefined Aquitanian Stage
Miocene
surface form: Miocene Series
usedFor Neogene time-scale calibration
global chronostratigraphic correlation

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Neogene locationOfTypeSection Lemme-Carrosio section, Italy (Miocene GSSP)