The Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) of the Serravallian Stage (Middle Miocene)
The Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the Base of the Serravallian Stage (Middle Miocene) is defined in the Ras il Pellegrin section located in the coastal cliffs along the Fomm Ir-Rih Bay on the west coast of Malta (35°54'50"N, 14°20'10"E). The GSSP is at the base...
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ftopenaccessrep:oai:zenodo.org:54688 2024-09-15T17:42:45+00:00 The Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) of the Serravallian Stage (Middle Miocene) Hilgen, F. J. Hemmo Abels Iaccarino, S. Krijgsman, W. Raffi, I. Sprovieri, R. Turco, E. Zachariasse, W. J. 2009-09-01 https://www.openaccessrepository.it/record/54688 https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2009/v32i3/002 eng eng url:https://www.openaccessrepository.it/communities/itmirror https://www.openaccessrepository.it/record/54688 doi:10.18814/epiiugs/2009/v32i3/002 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ General Earth and Planetary Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article publication-article 2009 ftopenaccessrep https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2009/v32i3/002 2024-07-29T03:27:38Z The Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the Base of the Serravallian Stage (Middle Miocene) is defined in the Ras il Pellegrin section located in the coastal cliffs along the Fomm Ir-Rih Bay on the west coast of Malta (35°54'50"N, 14°20'10"E). The GSSP is at the base of the Blue Clay Formation (i.e., top of the transitional bed of the uppermost Globigerina Limestone). This boundary between the Langhian and Serravallian stages coincides with the end of the major Mi-3b global cooling step in the oxygen isotopes and reflects a major increase in Antarctic ice volume, marking the end of the Middle Miocene climate transition and the Earth's transformation into an "Icehouse" climate state. The associated major glacio-eustatic sea-level drop corresponds with sequence boundary Ser1 of Hardenbol et al. (1998) and supposedly with the TB2.5 sequence boundary of Haq et al (1987). This event is slightly older than the last common and/or continuous occurrence of the calcareous nannofossil Sphenolithus heteromorphus, previously considered as guiding criterion for the boundary, and is projected to fall within the younger half of Chron C5ACn. The GSSP level is in full agreement with the definitions of the Langhian and Serravallian in their respective historical stratotype sections in northern Italy and has an astronomical age of 13.82 Ma. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN): Open Access Repository Episodes 32 3 152 166 |
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The Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the Base of the Serravallian Stage (Middle Miocene) is defined in the Ras il Pellegrin section located in the coastal cliffs along the Fomm Ir-Rih Bay on the west coast of Malta (35°54'50"N, 14°20'10"E). The GSSP is at the base of the Blue Clay Formation (i.e., top of the transitional bed of the uppermost Globigerina Limestone). This boundary between the Langhian and Serravallian stages coincides with the end of the major Mi-3b global cooling step in the oxygen isotopes and reflects a major increase in Antarctic ice volume, marking the end of the Middle Miocene climate transition and the Earth's transformation into an "Icehouse" climate state. The associated major glacio-eustatic sea-level drop corresponds with sequence boundary Ser1 of Hardenbol et al. (1998) and supposedly with the TB2.5 sequence boundary of Haq et al (1987). This event is slightly older than the last common and/or continuous occurrence of the calcareous nannofossil Sphenolithus heteromorphus, previously considered as guiding criterion for the boundary, and is projected to fall within the younger half of Chron C5ACn. The GSSP level is in full agreement with the definitions of the Langhian and Serravallian in their respective historical stratotype sections in northern Italy and has an astronomical age of 13.82 Ma. |
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The Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) of the Serravallian Stage (Middle Miocene) |
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The Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) of the Serravallian Stage (Middle Miocene) |
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The Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) of the Serravallian Stage (Middle Miocene) |
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The Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) of the Serravallian Stage (Middle Miocene) |
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The Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) of the Serravallian Stage (Middle Miocene) |
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