Eifelian GSSP at Wetteldorf, Germany
E538408
The Eifelian GSSP at Wetteldorf, Germany is the internationally designated reference stratigraphic section that precisely defines the base of the Eifelian Stage within the Middle Devonian period.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point
ⓘ
geological type section ⓘ stratigraphic boundary marker ⓘ |
| chronostratigraphicRankDefined | stage ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defines |
base of the Eifelian Stage
ⓘ
boundary between the Emsian Stage and the Eifelian Stage ⓘ lower boundary of the Eifelian Stage ⓘ |
| discipline |
chronostratigraphy
ⓘ
stratigraphy ⓘ |
| geologicAgeContext |
Devonian
ⓘ
Paleozoic ⓘ |
| geologicTimeIntervalDefined | Middle Devonian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Subcommission on Devonian Stratigraphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOfficialReports |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicSectionType | marine sedimentary succession ⓘ |
| higherRankUnit | Middle Devonian Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lithology | Devonian marine sediments ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eifel region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Rhineland-Palatinate ⓘ Wetteldorf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerBoundaryOf | Eifelian Stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Devonian System GSSP framework
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
global chronostratigraphic scale ⓘ |
| ratifiedBy |
International Commission on Stratigraphy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
International Union of Geological Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| referenceFunction |
precise definition of the base of the Eifelian Stage
ⓘ
standard for global stratigraphic correlation at the Emsian–Eifelian boundary ⓘ |
| region | Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | internationally accepted reference section ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitDefined | Eifelian Stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| upperBoundaryOf | Emsian Stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
definition of Devonian time scale
ⓘ
global correlation of Eifelian strata ⓘ |
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