Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point - An Ideal GSSP

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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