Eifelian GSSP at Wetteldorf, Germany
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The Eifelian GSSP at Wetteldorf, Germany is the internationally designated reference stratigraphic section that precisely defines the base of the Eifelian Stage within the Middle Devonian period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eifelian GSSP at Wetteldorf, Germany canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eifelian GSSP at Wetteldorf, Germany Context triple: [Middle Devonian, hasGlobalStandardStratotype, Eifelian GSSP at Wetteldorf, Germany]
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A.
Pfaffenweiler, Germany
Pfaffenweiler is a small town in southwestern Germany known for its historical ties and sister-city relationship with Jasper, Indiana.
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B.
Rheine, Germany
Rheine, Germany is a city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia known as an industrial and transportation hub in northwestern Germany.
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C.
Schröttinghausen, Germany
Schröttinghausen is a small locality in Germany best known as the birthplace of influential astronomer Walter Baade.
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D.
Lünen, Germany
Lünen is a mid-sized industrial and residential city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany, situated on the Lippe River and known for its historical coal-mining heritage.
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E.
Lemgo, Germany
Lemgo, Germany is a historic town in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia known for its well-preserved medieval and Renaissance architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eifelian GSSP at Wetteldorf, Germany Target entity description: The Eifelian GSSP at Wetteldorf, Germany is the internationally designated reference stratigraphic section that precisely defines the base of the Eifelian Stage within the Middle Devonian period.
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A.
Pfaffenweiler, Germany
Pfaffenweiler is a small town in southwestern Germany known for its historical ties and sister-city relationship with Jasper, Indiana.
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B.
Rheine, Germany
Rheine, Germany is a city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia known as an industrial and transportation hub in northwestern Germany.
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C.
Schröttinghausen, Germany
Schröttinghausen is a small locality in Germany best known as the birthplace of influential astronomer Walter Baade.
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D.
Lünen, Germany
Lünen is a mid-sized industrial and residential city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany, situated on the Lippe River and known for its historical coal-mining heritage.
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E.
Lemgo, Germany
Lemgo, Germany is a historic town in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia known for its well-preserved medieval and Renaissance architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point
ⓘ
geological type section ⓘ stratigraphic boundary marker ⓘ |
| chronostratigraphicRankDefined | stage ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| defines |
base of the Eifelian Stage
ⓘ
boundary between the Emsian Stage and the Eifelian Stage ⓘ lower boundary of the Eifelian Stage ⓘ |
| discipline |
chronostratigraphy
ⓘ
stratigraphy ⓘ |
| geologicAgeContext |
Devonian
ⓘ
Paleozoic ⓘ |
| geologicTimeIntervalDefined | Middle Devonian ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Subcommission on Devonian Stratigraphy
ⓘ
linked to:
subcommission on Devonian stratigraphy
|
| hasLanguageOfOfficialReports |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicSectionType | marine sedimentary succession ⓘ |
| higherRankUnit |
Middle Devonian Series
ⓘ
linked to:
Middle Devonian
|
| lithology | Devonian marine sediments ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eifel region
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Rhineland-Palatinate ⓘ Wetteldorf ⓘ |
| lowerBoundaryOf | Eifelian Stage ⓘ |
| partOf |
Devonian System GSSP framework
ⓘ
linked to:
subcommission on Devonian stratigraphy
global chronostratigraphic scale ⓘ |
| ratifiedBy |
International Commission on Stratigraphy
ⓘ
International Union of Geological Sciences ⓘ |
| referenceFunction |
precise definition of the base of the Eifelian Stage
ⓘ
standard for global stratigraphic correlation at the Emsian–Eifelian boundary ⓘ |
| region | Western Europe ⓘ |
| status | internationally accepted reference section ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitDefined | Eifelian Stage ⓘ |
| upperBoundaryOf | Emsian Stage ⓘ |
| usedFor |
definition of Devonian time scale
ⓘ
global correlation of Eifelian strata ⓘ |
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