Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point at Klonk, Czech Republic

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The Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point at Klonk in the Czech Republic is a formally designated geological reference site that marks the internationally agreed base of the Devonian System and serves as a key standard for correlating Early Devonian rock strata worldwide.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point ⓘ
geological reference section ⓘ
stratotype ⓘ
approvedBy International Commission on Stratigraphy ⓘ
correlates Early Devonian rock successions worldwide ⓘ
country Czech Republic ⓘ
discipline geology ⓘ
stratigraphy ⓘ
geologicalAgeBoundary Silurian–Devonian boundary ⓘ
hasGlobalSignificance yes ⓘ
locatedIn Klonk ⓘ
locatedInRegion Central Europe ⓘ
marksBaseOf Devonian System ⓘ
linked to: Devonian Period

Lochkovian Stage ⓘ
linked to: Lochkovian Epoch
overlies Silurian strata ⓘ
partOf global network of GSSPs ⓘ
purpose to provide an internationally agreed reference point for the base of the Devonian ⓘ
ratifiedBy International Union of Geological Sciences ⓘ
referenceFor base of the Devonian System ⓘ
base of the Lochkovian Stage ⓘ
standardType chronostratigraphic boundary stratotype ⓘ
stratigraphicRole type section for the base of the Devonian ⓘ
stratigraphicSystem Devonian ⓘ
timeIntervalDefined beginning of the Devonian Period ⓘ
beginning of the Early Devonian Epoch ⓘ
underlies Devonian strata ⓘ
usedBy geologists ⓘ
stratigraphers ⓘ
usedFor correlation of Early Devonian rock strata ⓘ
global stratigraphic correlation ⓘ

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Early Devonian → boundaryDefinedBy → Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point at Klonk, Czech Republic ⓘ
International Commission on Stratigraphy → worksOn → Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point definition ⓘ
linked to: Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point at Klonk, Czech Republic
Lochkovian Epoch → lithostratigraphicCorrelation → Lochkov Formation in the Prague Basin ⓘ
linked to: Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point at Klonk, Czech Republic
Klonk → category → Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point in Europe ⓘ
linked to: Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point at Klonk, Czech Republic