Fortunian

Fortunian
Fortunian
538.8 ± 0.2 – ~529 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	hyoliths SSF

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Baykonurian glaciation

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Dresbachian extinction

Major Glacial period

Subdivision of the Cambrian according to the
Archaeocyathids
Upper boundary GSSP candidate section(s)None
47°04′34″N 55°49′52″W / 47.0762°N 55.8310°W / 47.0762; -55.8310 The Fortunian
Archeocyatha species or "Small shelly fossils" approximately 529 million years ago.^[5]

The name Fortunian is derived from the town of Fortune on the Burin Peninsula, near the GSSP and Fortune Bay.^[6]

GSSP

The type locality (
trilobites appear 1,400 m above the boundary, which corresponds to the beginning of the Branchian Series.^[7]

See also

Stratigraphy of the Cambrian

References

^ "Chart/Time Scale". stratigraphy.org. International Commission on Stratigraphy.

^ "GSSPs - The Cambrian System 2019". International Commission on Stratigraphy. Archived from the original on 2023-07-21.

^ Ed Landing, Shanchi Peng, Loren E. Babcock, Gerd Geyer, Malgorzata Moczydlowska-Vidal. "Global standard names for the Lowermost Cambrian Series and Stage" (PDF). Episodes. 30 (4): 287—289. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-07-25.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

^ "GSSP Table - Paleozoic Era". Archived from the original on 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2024-03-19.

^ "Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point". International Commission of Stratigraphy. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

^ ^a ^b Landing, E. "THE BASE OF THE CAMBRIAN: TERRENEUVIAN SERIES AND FORTUNIAN STAGE" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-08-15.

^ Brasier, Martin; John Cowie; Michael Taylor (1994). "Decision on the Precambrian-Cambrian boundary stratotype". Episodes. 17 (1–2): 3—8. Archived from the original on 2024-03-17.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

Martin, Anthony (Tony) (27 August 2012). "Out of One's Depth in the Ediacaran". Archived from the original on 2022-11-21.

Martin, Anthony (Tony) (23 August 2012). "Mistaken Point and the Limits of Actualism". Archived from the original on 2022-12-08.

"Album of the Ichnia 2012 conference at Fortune Head". flickr.com. Archived from the original on 2024-03-17.

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[1] "Chart/Time Scale". stratigraphy.org. International Commission on Stratigraphy.

[2] "GSSPs - The Cambrian System 2019". International Commission on Stratigraphy. Archived from the original on 2023-07-21.

[Landing2007-3] Ed Landing, Shanchi Peng, Loren E. Babcock, Gerd Geyer, Malgorzata Moczydlowska-Vidal. "Global standard names for the Lowermost Cambrian Series and Stage" (PDF). Episodes. 30 (4): 287—289. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-07-25.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[GSSP_Table_-_Paleozoic_Era-4] "GSSP Table - Paleozoic Era". Archived from the original on 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2024-03-19.

[GSSP_Web-5] "Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point". International Commission of Stratigraphy. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

[Landing_Fortunian-6] Landing, E. "THE BASE OF THE CAMBRIAN: TERRENEUVIAN SERIES AND FORTUNIAN STAGE" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-08-15.

[Brasier_1994-7] Brasier, Martin; John Cowie; Michael Taylor (1994). "Decision on the Precambrian-Cambrian boundary stratotype". Episodes. 17 (1–2): 3—8. Archived from the original on 2024-03-17.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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