The Silurian System, Founded on Geological Researches in the Counties of Salop, Hereford, Radnor, Montgomery, Caermarthen, Brecon, Pembroke, Monmouth, Gloucester, Worcester, and Stafford

E531924

"The Silurian System" is a landmark 19th-century geological treatise by Roderick Murchison that established and described the Silurian period through detailed stratigraphic studies in parts of England and Wales.

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instanceOf 19th-century book
geological treatise
scientific monograph
author Roderick Impey Murchison
linked to: Roderick Murchison
centuryOfPublication 19th century
contains descriptions of fossil faunas
geological maps and sections
lithological descriptions of rock units
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
discipline Earth sciences
field geology
stratigraphy
focus Silurian stratigraphy
fossil assemblages
paleozoic rock formations
geologicalEraDescribed Paleozoic
historicalSignificance foundational text for the study of the Silurian period
landmark work in 19th-century geology
influenced development of Paleozoic stratigraphy
subsequent geological mapping in Britain
language English
mainSubject Silurian System
linked to: Silurian

Silurian period
linked to: Silurian
methodology field mapping
paleontological analysis
stratigraphic correlation
placeOfResearch Brecon
Caermarthen
linked to: Carmarthen

Gloucester
Hereford
Monmouth
Montgomery
Pembroke
Radnor
Salop
Stafford
Worcester
regionDescribed England
Wales
relatedTo Roderick Impey Murchison
linked to: Roderick Murchison

Silurian System (geologic period)
linked to: Silurian
scientificContribution established the Silurian period as a distinct geological system
helped formalize the concept of geological periods
provided detailed stratigraphic descriptions of Silurian rocks in Britain
timePeriodDescribed Silurian

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Roderick Murchison notableWork The Silurian System, Founded on Geological Researches in the Counties of Salop, Hereford, Radnor, Montgomery, Caermarthen, Brecon, Pembroke, Monmouth, Gloucester, Worcester, and Stafford