subcommission on Silurian stratigraphy

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The Subcommission on Silurian Stratigraphy is an expert body of stratigraphers that establishes and refines the global geological time scale and stratigraphic standards for the Silurian Period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf expert body of stratigraphers ⓘ
scientific commission ⓘ
stratigraphic subcommission ⓘ
abbreviation SSS ⓘ
appliesTo continental Silurian strata ⓘ
marine Silurian strata ⓘ
chronostratigraphicRankCovered system ⓘ
field geology ⓘ
stratigraphy ⓘ
focusesOn Silurian Period ⓘ
linked to: Silurian

Silurian System ⓘ
linked to: Silurian
geochronologicRankCovered period ⓘ
goal achieve global correlation of Silurian strata ⓘ
promote international cooperation in Silurian stratigraphy ⓘ
standardize Silurian stage and series boundaries ⓘ
hasMemberType paleoenvironmental specialist ⓘ
paleontologist ⓘ
professional stratigrapher ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
partOf International Commission on Stratigraphy ⓘ
International Union of Geological Sciences ⓘ
periodCovered Silurian ⓘ
produces Silurian time scale charts ⓘ
formal boundary definitions for Silurian stages ⓘ
recommendations on Silurian stratigraphic nomenclature ⓘ
relatedTo Subcommission on Devonian Stratigraphy ⓘ
Subcommission on Ordovician Stratigraphy ⓘ
scope global ⓘ
standardizes Silurian chronostratigraphic units ⓘ
Silurian series names ⓘ
Silurian stage names ⓘ
subjectOf Silurian stratigraphic guidelines ⓘ
task coordinate international Silurian stratigraphic research ⓘ
define global stratigraphic standards for the Silurian Period ⓘ
establish global geological time scale for the Silurian Period ⓘ
maintain Silurian chronostratigraphic framework ⓘ
refine global geological time scale for the Silurian Period ⓘ
timeIntervalEndDefined top of Silurian Period ⓘ
timeIntervalStartDefined base of Silurian Period ⓘ
usesConcept Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point ⓘ
usesDataType biostratigraphy ⓘ
chemostratigraphy ⓘ
lithostratigraphy ⓘ
radiometric dating ⓘ
sequence stratigraphy ⓘ

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International Commission on Stratigraphy → hasPart → subcommission on Silurian stratigraphy ⓘ
subject linked to: ICS
Pridoli section near Prague, Czech Republic → governingBody → Subcommission on Silurian Stratigraphy ⓘ
linked to: subcommission on Silurian stratigraphy
Subcommission on Ordovician Stratigraphy → relatedTo → Subcommission on Silurian Stratigraphy ⓘ
linked to: subcommission on Silurian stratigraphy