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Category Archives: GSSP
GSSP for Priabonian Stage (Eocene) Definition: The GSSP for the Base of the Priabonian Stage (Paleogene System, Eocene Series) is defined at meter level 63.57 in the Alano section (Alano di Piave, NE Italy: 45°54’51.10″N – 11°55’4.87″E). This level coincides with the base of a prominent crystal tuff layer, the Tiziano bed for which absolute […]
In the presence of Stan Finney, Secretary General of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), institutional and academic authorities, among which Rodolfo Coccioni coordinator of the Chattian working group, together with students and local people, have attended the Official launch of the GSSP of the Chattian Stage (Oligocene Series), hosted by local, regional and […]
GSSP for Ypresian Stage (Eocene) Definition: The base of the Eocene Series and Ypresian Stage is defined in the DBH Subsection of the Dababiya Section, near Luxor, Egypt, at the base of a lithostratigraphic unit where the initiation of the so-called Carbon Isotope Excursion (CIE) is recorded. Location: The Ypresian GSSP is located at the […]
GSSP for Thanetian Stage (Paleocene) Definition: The base of the Thanetian Stage is defined in the sea-cliff along the main beach of the coastal town Zumaia, Basque Country, northern Spain. The GSSP is about 78m above the Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary. The GSSP is defined at a level 2.8 m or eight precession cycles above the base […]
GSSP for Rupelian Stage (Oligocene) Description: The GSSP for the base of the Rupelian Stage (Eocene/Oligocene boundary) is defined in the Massignano section about 10 km southeast of Ancona, Italy. The GSSP is at the base of a 0.5 m thick greenish-grey marl bed. At this level, both the planktonic foraminifera Hantkenina and Cribrohantkenina, Eocene […]