GSSP at Enorama Creek, Flinders Ranges, South Australia
E786456
Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point
geological stratotype section
geological time scale boundary marker
The GSSP at Enorama Creek in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia is the internationally designated reference section that marks the base of the Ediacaran Period in the geological time scale.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point
ⓘ
geological stratotype section ⓘ geological time scale boundary marker ⓘ |
| ageUnit | million years ago ⓘ |
| approximateAgeInMa | 635 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Marinoan glaciation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
post-glacial cap carbonate sequence ⓘ |
| boundaryBetween | Ediacaran Period and Cryogenian Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronostratigraphicRank | period-system boundary ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| definesBaseOf | terminal Neoproterozoic Ediacaran Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designatedBy | International Union of Geological Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exposes | late Neoproterozoic sedimentary succession ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Neoproterozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Neoproterozoic sedimentary succession ⓘ |
| globalStandardName | Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point for the base of the Ediacaran System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | International Commission on Stratigraphy Subcommission on Neoproterozoic Stratigraphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostRockType |
glaciomarine deposits
ⓘ
marine sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Enorama Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Flinders Ranges NERFINISHED ⓘ South Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marksBaseOf |
Ediacaran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ediacaran Period NERFINISHED ⓘ Ediacaran System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Brachina Gorge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilpena Pound region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Cryogenian System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | International Chronostratigraphic Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ratifiedBy |
International Commission on Stratigraphy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
International Union of Geological Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | International Commission on Stratigraphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| referenceFor | base of Ediacaran in geological time scale ⓘ |
| region | Adelaide Rift Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedGeologicUnit |
Ediacara Group
GENERATED
ⓘ
Wilpena Group GENERATED ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
Neoproterozoic geology
ⓘ
chronostratigraphy ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| stratigraphicContext | transition from Marinoan glacial deposits to overlying cap carbonates ⓘ |
| stratigraphicSignificance | first formally ratified period-level GSSP in the Precambrian ⓘ |
| timeEquivalentTo | base of Ediacaran Period ⓘ |
| underlies | Cambrian System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
definition of Ediacaran fossil-bearing intervals
ⓘ
global correlation of late Neoproterozoic strata ⓘ |
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