subcommission on Ordovician stratigraphy
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The Subcommission on Ordovician Stratigraphy is an expert body that oversees the global standardization, correlation, and formal definition of Ordovician rock units and time intervals within the international geologic timescale.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| subcommission on Ordovician stratigraphy canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
expert body
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scientific commission ⓘ stratigraphic subcommission ⓘ |
| activity |
evaluation of candidate stratotype sections
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publication of Ordovician stratigraphic charts ⓘ ratification proposals for Ordovician stage boundaries ⓘ |
| appliesTo | international geologic timescale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
national stratigraphic committees
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regional Ordovician working groups ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Ordovician stratigraphy experts
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corresponding members ⓘ voting members ⓘ |
| concerns |
Ordovician rock units
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Ordovician time intervals ⓘ |
| defines |
boundaries of Ordovician series
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boundaries of the Ordovician System ⓘ global boundary stratotype section and points for Ordovician stages ⓘ |
| field |
Ordovician stratigraphy
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geology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Ordovician Period
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Ordovician System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
achieve consistent global correlation of Ordovician strata
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provide a formal chronostratigraphic framework for the Ordovician ⓘ |
| hasWorkingLanguage | English ⓘ |
| influences |
geochronologic dating of Ordovician rocks
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paleontological correlation of Ordovician fossils ⓘ regional Ordovician stratigraphic schemes ⓘ |
| meets | periodically ⓘ |
| oversees | formal subdivision of the Ordovician into series and stages ⓘ |
| partOf |
International Commission on Stratigraphy
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International Union of Geological Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
correlation of Ordovician rock units worldwide
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formal definition of Ordovician time intervals ⓘ global standardization of Ordovician stratigraphy ⓘ maintenance of the international geologic timescale for the Ordovician system ⓘ |
| regulates | nomenclature of Ordovician chronostratigraphic units ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Subcommission on Cambrian Stratigraphy
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Subcommission on Silurian Stratigraphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| standardizes |
Ordovician chronostratigraphic units
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Ordovician geochronologic units ⓘ Ordovician stratigraphic boundaries ⓘ |
| subjectOf | international stratigraphic guidelines ⓘ |
| uses | Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point concept NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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