Silurian
General info
Belongs to |
Paleozoic
|
Type | chronostratigraphy |
Rank | System |
Original rank | ladestu |
Scope | global |
Status | formal standard |
Author | Murchison |
Year | 1839 |
Etymon | Silures, a Welsh borderland tribe |
Original locality | Lõuna-Wales |
Age top (Ma) | 419.2 |
Age base (Ma) | 443.8 |
Age (Ma) |
Paleozoic
|
Index | S |
Date changed | 2022-12-28 |
Stratotypes
Locality | Type | From (m)1 | To (m)2 | Reference | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dob's Linn, Scotland |
boundary stratotype
|
Reference | Content | Year1 | Pages | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gradstein et al., 2004 |
2004
| |||
Gradstein et al., 2012 |
2012
| 632 - 670 | ||
Melchin et al., 2020 |
2020
| 695-732 |
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