Geological Timescale

Stratotype Point Base of Gelasian

http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/BaseQuaternarySP

label Stratotype Point Base of Gelasian
alt label
Stratotype Point Base of Pleistocene
Stratotype Point Base of Quaternary
ratified GSSP true
boundary level Base of marly layer overlying sapropel MPRS 250
comment
Definition as base of Quaternary and Pleistocene ratified 2009
Monte San Nicola, Sicily, Italy
correlation event Magnetic Matuyama/Gauss boundary (C2r/C2An) is 1m below GSSP. Stratotype Point level is within Marine Isotope Stage 103.
see also
Gelasian.pdf original
Quaternary&Pleistocene.pdf original
index.html original
source
Episodes 21/2, p. 82 87, 1998
Episodes 33/3, p. 152-158, 2010
status Ratified 1996
type
StratigraphicPoint original
Resource original
Concept original
has geometry Location of Stratotype Point Base of Quaternary original
represents boundary
Base of Quaternary original
stratotype BaseQuaternarySP original