Homerian
Fifth stage of the Silurian
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430.5 ± 0.7 – 427.4 ± 0.5 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |||||||||||||
Paleogeography of the Homerian, 430 Ma | |||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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Chronological unit | Age | ||||||||||||
Stratigraphic unit | Stage | ||||||||||||
Time span formality | Formal | ||||||||||||
Lower boundary definition | FAD of the graptolite Cyrtograptus lundgreni | ||||||||||||
Lower boundary GSSP | Sheinton Brook, Homer, England 52°36′56″N 2°33′53″W / 52.6156°N 2.5647°W / 52.6156; -2.5647 | ||||||||||||
Lower GSSP ratified | 1980[4] | ||||||||||||
Upper boundary definition | FAD of the graptolite Saetograptus (Colonograptus) varians | ||||||||||||
Upper boundary GSSP | Pitch Coppice, Ludlow, U.K. 52°21′33″N 2°46′38″W / 52.3592°N 2.7772°W / 52.3592; -2.7772 | ||||||||||||
Upper GSSP ratified | 1980[4] |
In the geologic timescale, the Homerian is an age of the Wenlock Epoch of the Silurian Period of the Paleozoic Era of the Phanerozoic Eon that is comprehended between 430.5 ± 0.7 Ma and 427.4 ± 0.5 Ma (million years ago), approximately. The Homerian Age succeeds the Sheinwoodian Age and precedes the Gorstian Age.
The name comes from the small village of Homer, Shropshire near Much Wenlock.[5] The defining lower boundary of Homerian rock layers (GSSP) is located within the Coalbrookdale Formation of England.
References
- ^ Jeppsson, L.; Calner, M. (2007). "The Silurian Mulde Event and a scenario for secundo—secundo events". Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 93 (02): 135–154. doi:10.1017/S0263593300000377.
- ^ Munnecke, A.; Samtleben, C.; Bickert, T. (2003). "The Ireviken Event in the lower Silurian of Gotland, Sweden-relation to similar Palaeozoic and Proterozoic events". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 195 (1): 99–124. doi:10.1016/S0031-0182(03)00304-3.
- ^ "Chart/Time Scale". www.stratigraphy.org. International Commission on Stratigraphy.
- ^ a b c Holland, C. (1982). "The State of Silurian Stratigraphy" (PDF). Episodes. 1982: 21–23. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ Gradstein, Felix M.; Ogg, James G.; Smith, Alan G. (2004). A Geologic Time Scale 2004. ISBN 9780521786737.
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