GSSP for Artinskian Stage
Definition:
The base of the Artinskian Stage is defined at 0.6 m above the base of
Bed 4b at the Dal’ny Tulkas section in the southern Urals of Russia. It
coincides with the first occurrence of conodont Sweetognathus
asymmetricus, which is part of a well-defined and widely distributed
lineage.
Primary Markers:
Correlation Events:
Conodont FAD Sweetognathus asymmetricus
Notes on Derivation of Age:
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References:
Valery V. Chernykh, Charles M. Henderson, Ruslan V. Kutygin, Tatiana V.
Filimonova, Guzal M. Sungatullina, Marina S. Afanasieva, Tatiana N. Isakova,
Rafael Kh. Sungatullin, Michael H. Stephenson, Lucia Angiolini, and Boris I.
Chuvashov, 2023. Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the base-
Artinskian Stage (Lower Permian). Episodes 46/4, p. 623-651.
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