An Ideal GSSP
An ideal GSSP would:
- Be accessible to research
- Be easily related to other exposures worldwide
- Be extensive enough to ensure future access
- Contain a radiometrically datable bed at the boundary
- Include well defined markers at the stage boundary that can be applied worldwide
- Not be too steep
No GSSP is ideal.
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