| Miaolingian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Map of Earth as it appeared 500 million years ago during the Miaolingian epoch, Guzhangian age[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name formality | Formal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name ratified | 2018[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former name(s) | Cambrian Series 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Celestial body | Earth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regional usage | Global (ICS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time scale(s) used | ICS Time Scale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chronological unit | Epoch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stratigraphic unit | Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time span formality | Formal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower boundary definition | FAD of the Trilobite Oryctocephalus indicus. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower boundary GSSP | Wuliu-Zengjiayan, Guizhou, China 26°44.843′N 108°24.830′E / 26.747383°N 108.413833°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower GSSP ratified | 2018[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Upper boundary definition | FAD of the Trilobite Glyptagnostus reticulatus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Upper boundary GSSP | Paibi section, Paibi, Hunan, China 28°23.37′N 109°31.54′E / 28.38950°N 109.52567°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Upper GSSP ratified | 2003[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Miaolingian is the third Series of the Cambrian Period, and was formally named in 2018.[4] It lasted from about 509 to 497 million years ago and is divided in ascending order into 3 stages: the Wuliuan, Drumian, and Guzhangian. The Miaolingian is preceded by the unnamed Cambrian Series 2 and succeeded by the Furongian series.[5]
It is named after the Miaoling Mountains in southeastern Guizhou Province, China.[2]
- ^ "Chart/Time Scale". stratigraphy.org. International Commission on Stratigraphy.
- ^ a b c Yuanlong Zhao; Jinliang Yuan; Loren E. Babcock; Qingjun Guo; Jin Peng; Leiming Yin; Xinglian Yang; Shanchi Peng; Chunjiang Wang; Robert R. Gaines; Jorge Esteve; Tongsu Tai; Ruidong Yang; Yue Wang; Haijing Sun; Yuning Yang (June 2019). "Global Standard Stratotype-Section and Point (GSSP) for the conterminous base of the Miaolingian Series and Wuliuan Stage (Cambrian) at Balang, Jianhe, Guizhou, China" (PDF). Episodes. 42 (2): 165–184. doi:10.18814/epiiugs/2019/019013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-04. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ Peng, S. C.; Babcock, L. E.; Robison, R. A.; Lin, H. L.; Rees, M. N.; Saltzman, M. R. (2004). "Global Standard Stratotype-Section and Point (GSSP) of the Furongian Series and Paibian Stage (Cambrian)". Lethaia. 37 (4): 365–379. Bibcode:2004Letha..37..365P. doi:10.1080/00241160410002081. Archived from the original on 2023-07-21. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "International Chronostratigraphic Chart (2018)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "GSSP Table - Paleozoic Era". Archived from the original on 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2024-03-19.