Gorstian
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 Paleogeography of the late Gorstian, 425 Ma | |||||||||||||
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| Etymology | |||||||||||||
| Name formality | Formal | ||||||||||||
| Name ratified | 1980[4] | ||||||||||||
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| Celestial body | Earth | ||||||||||||
| Regional usage | Global (ICS) | ||||||||||||
| Time scale(s) used | ICS Time Scale | ||||||||||||
| Definition | |||||||||||||
| Chronological unit | Age | ||||||||||||
| Stratigraphic unit | Stage | ||||||||||||
| Time span formality | Formal | ||||||||||||
| Lower boundary definition | FAD of the graptolite Saetograptus (Colonograptus) varians | ||||||||||||
| Lower boundary GSSP | Pitch Coppice, Ludlow, U.K. Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | ||||||||||||
| Lower GSSP ratified | 1980[4] | ||||||||||||
| Upper boundary definition | Imprecise. Near FAD of the graptolite Saetograptus leintwardinensis | ||||||||||||
| Upper boundary definition candidates | None | ||||||||||||
| Upper boundary GSSP candidate section(s) | None | ||||||||||||
| Upper boundary GSSP | Sunnyhill, Ludlow, England Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | ||||||||||||
| Upper GSSP ratified | 1980[4] | ||||||||||||
In the geologic timescale, the Gorstian is an age of the Ludlow Epoch of the Silurian Period of the Paleozoic Era of the Phanerozoic Eon that is comprehended between 426.7 ± 1.5 Ma and 425.0 ± 1.5 Ma (million years ago), approximately. The Gorstian Age succeeds the Homerian Age and precedes the Ludfordian Age.[5] The age is named after Gorsty village southwest of Ludlow. The base of the age is marked by Saetograptus (Colonograptus) varians. The type section is located in a quarry in the Elton Formation at Pitch Coppice, Shropshire, United Kingdom.
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| Cenozoic Era (present–66.0 Ma) |
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| Mesozoic Era (66.0–252 Ma) |
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| Paleozoic Era (252–539 Ma) |
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| Proterozoic Eon (539 Ma–2.5 Ga) |
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| Archean Eon (2.5–4 Ga) | |||||||||||||
| Hadean Eon (4–4.6 Ga) | |||||||||||||
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