Cambrian Stage 4

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Cambrian Stage 4
~514 – ~509 Ma
Chronology
Dresbachian extinction
Subdivision of the Cambrian according to the
Age
Stratigraphic unitStage
Time span formalityFormal
Lower boundary definitionNot formally defined
Lower boundary definition candidatesFAD of the Trilobite Olenellus or Redlichia
Lower boundary GSSP candidate section(s)None
Upper boundary definitionFAD of Oryctocephalus indicus.
Upper boundary GSSPWuliu-Zengjiayan, Guizhou, China
26°04′51″N 108°24′50″E / 26.0807°N 108.4138°E / 26.0807; 108.4138
Upper GSSP ratified2018[2]

Cambrian Stage 4 is the still unnamed fourth

stage of the Cambrian and the upper stage of Cambrian Series 2. It follows Cambrian Stage 3 and lies below the Wuliuan. The lower boundary has not been formally defined by the International Commission on Stratigraphy. One proposal is the first appearance of two trilobite genera, Olenellus or Redlichia. Another proposal is the first appearance of the trilobite species Arthricocephalus chauveaui.[3] Both proposals will set the lower boundary close to 514 million years ago.[4] The upper boundary corresponds to the beginning of the Wuliuan
.

Naming

The International Commission on Stratigraphy has not named the fourth stage of the Cambrian yet. In the widely used Siberian nomenclature stage 4 would overlap with parts of the Botomian and Toyonian.[5]

Biostratigraphy

The beginning of Cambrian Stage 4 has been tentatively correlated with the base of the European Leonian faunal stage and the base of the South China Duyunian faunal stage.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Chart/Time Scale". stratigraphy.org. International Commission on Stratigraphy.
  2. S2CID 202181406
    . Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  3. . Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  4. ^ "GSSP Table - Paleozoic Era". Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  5. ^ "The 13th International Field Conference of the Cambrian Stage Subdivision Working Group" (PDF). Episodes. 31 (4): 440–441. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
  6. S2CID 129488362
    .