Wordian age
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The Wordian age is a middle Permian subdivision of geologic time characterized by significant marine and terrestrial faunal developments prior to the major biotic crises later in the period.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wordian Age | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chronostratigraphic unit
ⓘ
geologic age ⓘ stage ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
carbonate platform development in the Permian Basin
ⓘ
diverse marine invertebrate assemblages ⓘ terrestrial vertebrate faunas on Pangea ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
significant marine faunal developments
ⓘ
significant terrestrial faunal developments ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | middle part of the Permian ⓘ |
| contains | Wordian Stage (stratigraphy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| correlatesWith | regional Permian stages in Eurasia ⓘ |
| definedBy |
biostratigraphic markers
ⓘ
lithostratigraphic criteria in type area ⓘ |
| endTime | ~265.1 million years ago ⓘ |
| environmentalContext | predominantly warm climatic conditions ⓘ |
| fallsWithin |
Paleozoic era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phanerozoic eon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Roadian age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GSSPDefinedBy | International Commission on Stratigraphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GSSPLocation | Guadalupian Series stratotype section, Guadalupe Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GSSPStatus | ratified ⓘ |
| hasRank |
age
ⓘ
stage ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Guadalupe Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Word Formation ⓘ |
| namedBy |
P. B. King
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
R. E. King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedInYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Guadalupian epoch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Permian NERFINISHED ⓘ Permian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | middle stage of the Guadalupian ⓘ |
| precedes | Capitanian age ⓘ |
| precedesEvent | late Permian biotic crises ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | International Union of Geological Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardUnitFor | middle Permian time correlation ⓘ |
| startTime | ~268.8 million years ago ⓘ |
| stratotypeRegion |
Guadalupe Mountains, West Texas, USA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Mexico, USA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivides | Guadalupian epoch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeScale | ICS geologic time scale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Permian basin stratigraphy
ⓘ
global chronostratigraphy ⓘ paleontological correlation ⓘ |
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Wordian Age