GSSP at Aidaralash Creek, Kazakhstan (base of Asselian)
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The GSSP at Aidaralash Creek in Kazakhstan is the internationally designated reference stratigraphic section that marks the base of the Asselian Stage and thus the beginning of the Permian Period in the geologic time scale.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3843560 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: GSSP at Aidaralash Creek, Kazakhstan (base of Asselian) Context triple: [Permian Period, globalBoundaryStratotypeSectionAndPoint, GSSP at Aidaralash Creek, Kazakhstan (base of Asselian)]
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Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point for base of Hettangian
The Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point for the base of the Hettangian is the internationally agreed geological reference point that marks the formal beginning of the Jurassic Period and the Mesozoic era’s post-Triassic recovery interval.
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Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point at Klonk, Czech Republic
The Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point at Klonk in the Czech Republic is a formally designated geological reference site that marks the internationally agreed base of the Devonian System and serves as a key standard for correlating Early Devonian rock strata worldwide.
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C.
Rhynie Chert fossil locality
The Rhynie Chert fossil locality is a famous Early Devonian site in Scotland renowned for its exceptionally preserved early land plants, arthropods, and microorganisms that provide key insights into the evolution of terrestrial ecosystems.
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D.
Karaganda coal basin
The Karaganda coal basin is a major coal-mining region in central Kazakhstan that has long been one of the country’s key industrial and energy-producing centers.
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E.
Areyonga Formation
The Areyonga Formation is a geological rock unit within central Australia's Amadeus Basin, known for its sedimentary sequences that record Proterozoic environmental and tectonic history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: GSSP at Aidaralash Creek, Kazakhstan (base of Asselian) Target entity description: The GSSP at Aidaralash Creek in Kazakhstan is the internationally designated reference stratigraphic section that marks the base of the Asselian Stage and thus the beginning of the Permian Period in the geologic time scale.
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A.
Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point for base of Hettangian
The Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point for the base of the Hettangian is the internationally agreed geological reference point that marks the formal beginning of the Jurassic Period and the Mesozoic era’s post-Triassic recovery interval.
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B.
Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point at Klonk, Czech Republic
The Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point at Klonk in the Czech Republic is a formally designated geological reference site that marks the internationally agreed base of the Devonian System and serves as a key standard for correlating Early Devonian rock strata worldwide.
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C.
Rhynie Chert fossil locality
The Rhynie Chert fossil locality is a famous Early Devonian site in Scotland renowned for its exceptionally preserved early land plants, arthropods, and microorganisms that provide key insights into the evolution of terrestrial ecosystems.
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D.
Karaganda coal basin
The Karaganda coal basin is a major coal-mining region in central Kazakhstan that has long been one of the country’s key industrial and energy-producing centers.
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E.
Areyonga Formation
The Areyonga Formation is a geological rock unit within central Australia's Amadeus Basin, known for its sedimentary sequences that record Proterozoic environmental and tectonic history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point
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stratigraphic boundary marker ⓘ |
| approvedBy |
International Commission on Stratigraphy
ⓘ
International Union of Geological Sciences ⓘ |
| chronostratigraphicRank | stage boundary GSSP ⓘ |
| correlatesWith | global base of the Permian ⓘ |
| correspondsTo | base of the Cisuralian Series ⓘ |
| defines |
beginning of the Permian System
ⓘ
lower boundary of the Asselian Stage ⓘ |
| governingBody |
subcommission on Permian stratigraphy
ⓘ
surface form:
Subcommission on Permian Stratigraphy
|
| liesAbove | uppermost Carboniferous strata ⓘ |
| liesBelow | younger Permian strata ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aidaralash Creek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| marks |
base of the Asselian Stage
ⓘ
base of the Permian Period ⓘ |
| partOf | Ural region ⓘ |
| referenceSectionFor |
global base of the Asselian Stage
ⓘ
lower boundary of the Permian System ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitDefined | Asselian Stage ⓘ |
| systemBoundary | Carboniferous–Permian boundary ⓘ |
| timeScaleUnit |
Asselian Stage
ⓘ
Permian Period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
definition of Permian time scale
ⓘ
global chronostratigraphic correlation ⓘ |
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Subject: GSSP at Aidaralash Creek, Kazakhstan (base of Asselian) Description of subject: The GSSP at Aidaralash Creek in Kazakhstan is the internationally designated reference stratigraphic section that marks the base of the Asselian Stage and thus the beginning of the Permian Period in the geologic time scale.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Permian Period
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globalBoundaryStratotypeSectionAndPoint
→
GSSP at Aidaralash Creek, Kazakhstan (base of Asselian)
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Cisuralian Epoch
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lowerBoundaryStratotype
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GSSP at Aidaralash Creek, Kazakhstan (base of Asselian)
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this entity surface form:
Global Stratotype Section and Point at Aidaralash Creek near Aqtöbe, Kazakhstan