| Sinemurian | |||||||||
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 Jurassic rock strata in the cliffs at East Quantoxhead, near the Sinemurian golden spike. | |||||||||
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| Etymology | |||||||||
| Name formality | Formal | ||||||||
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| Celestial body | Earth | ||||||||
| Regional usage | Global (ICS) | ||||||||
| Time scale(s) used | ICS Time Scale | ||||||||
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| Chronological unit | Age | ||||||||
| Stratigraphic unit | Stage | ||||||||
| Time span formality | Formal | ||||||||
| Lower boundary definition | FAD of the Ammonites Vermiceras quantoxense and Vermiceras palmeri | ||||||||
| Lower boundary GSSP | East Quantoxhead, West Somerset, England, UK 51°11′27″N 3°14′11″W / 51.1909°N 3.2364°W | ||||||||
| Lower GSSP ratified | 2000[2] | ||||||||
| Upper boundary definition | FAD of the Ammonite species Bifericeras donovani and genus Apoderoceras | ||||||||
| Upper boundary GSSP | Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire, England, UK 54°24′25″N 0°29′51″W / 54.4069°N 0.4975°W | ||||||||
| Upper GSSP ratified | March 2005[3] | ||||||||
In the geologic timescale, the Sinemurian is an age and stage in the Early or Lower Jurassic Epoch or Series. It spans the time between 199.5 ±0.3 Ma and 192.9 ±0.3 Ma (million years ago).[4] The Sinemurian is preceded by the Hettangian and is followed by the Pliensbachian.[5]
In Europe the Sinemurian age, together with the Hettangian age, saw the deposition of the lower Lias, in Great Britain known as the Blue Lias.
- ^ "International Chronostratigraphic Chart" (PDF). International Commission on Stratigraphy.
- ^ Bloos, Gert; Page, Kevin (March 2002). "Global Stratotype Section and Point for base of the Sinemurian Stage (Lower Jurassic)". Episodes. 25 (1): 22–28. doi:10.18814/epiiugs/2002/v25i1/003. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ Meister, Christian; Aberhan, Martin; Blau, Joachim; Dommergues, Jean-Louis; Feist-Burkhardt, Susanne; Hailwood, Ernie; Hart, Malcolm; Hesselbo, Stephen; Hounslow, Mark; Hylton, Mark; Martin, Nicol; Page, Kevin; Price, Greg (June 2006). "The Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the base of the Pliensbachian Stage (Lower Jurassic), Wine Haven, Yorkshire, UK". Episodes. 29 (2): 93–106. doi:10.18814/epiiugs/2006/v29i2/003. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ Benton, Michael J. (2012). Prehistoric Life. Edinburgh, Scotland: Dorling Kindersley. pp. 44–45. ISBN 978-0-7566-9910-9.
- ^ For a detailed geologic timescale see Gradstein et al. (2004)