Sub-series and sub-epochs are informal units and should continue to be omitted from the International Chronostratigraphic Chart

Pearson, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4628-9818, Wade, Bridget, Backman, Jan, Raffi, Isabella and Monechi, Simonetta 2017. Sub-series and sub-epochs are informal units and should continue to be omitted from the International Chronostratigraphic Chart. Episodes 40 (1) , pp. 5-7. 10.18814/epiiugs/2017/v40i1/017002

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Abstract

In June 2016 the Paleogene, Neogene, and Quaternary subcommissions (ISPS, SNS, SQS) of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) voted on whether to formalize sub-series and their geochronologic equiva-lents, sub-epochs. The vote required a 60 percent major-ity for the proposal to be forwarded to the ICS for further consideration. That majority was not achieved, albeit by a narrow margin, hence sub-series and sub-epochs are currently to be regarded as informal, and if used should carry a lower case modifier, as in lower Miocene and early Pleistocene. To accompany the vote, those who favoured continuation of informal usage were asked to prepare a short summary of the main arguments in support of their viewpoint, as were the proponents of the formalization case. Although this statement was not originally intended for publication, it is reproduced here at the request of the Former Chair of the ICS, so as to put it on record.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Earth and Environmental Sciences
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General)
Publisher:	Geological Society of India
ISSN:	0705-3797
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	28 March 2017
Date of Acceptance:	11 November 2016
Last Modified:	18 May 2023 02:10
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/99443

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