subcommission on Quaternary stratigraphy

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The Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy is the international scientific body responsible for defining and standardizing the stratigraphic framework and time scale of the Quaternary Period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf scientific organization
stratigraphic commission
subcommission
abbreviation SQS
associatedWith Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point
International Quaternary community
linked to: Quaternary science
field Earth sciences
Quaternary geology
linked to: Quaternary science

geochronology
stratigraphy
goal to coordinate international research on Quaternary stratigraphy
to maintain and update formal definitions of Quaternary units
to provide a globally agreed Quaternary time scale
hasActivity evaluation of stratigraphic proposals
organization of scientific meetings
preparation of formal stratigraphic guidelines
publication of stratigraphic reports
hasCommitteeType international subcommission
hasFocus boundary definitions within the Quaternary
correlation of regional Quaternary stratigraphies
formal definition of Quaternary stages and series
language English
operatesOnScale global
parentOrganization International Commission on Stratigraphy
International Union of Geological Sciences
partOf International Commission on Stratigraphy
International Union of Geological Sciences
responsibleFor definition of Global Boundary Stratotype Sections and Points for Quaternary stages
definition of the Quaternary Period
ratification of Quaternary chronostratigraphic units
standardization of the stratigraphic framework of the Quaternary
standardization of the time scale of the Quaternary
scope Holocene Series
linked to: Holocene

Late Cenozoic stratigraphy
Pleistocene Series
linked to: Pleistocene epoch

Quaternary Period
linked to: Quaternary period
subjectOf Quaternary stratigraphic guidelines
publications on Quaternary time scale
usesStandard International Chronostratigraphic Chart
website http://quaternary.stratigraphy.org

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International Commission on Stratigraphy hasPart subcommission on Quaternary stratigraphy
subject linked to: ICS
Anthropocene Working Group partOf Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy
linked to: subcommission on Quaternary stratigraphy
Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy subjectOf Quaternary stratigraphic guidelines
linked to: subcommission on Quaternary stratigraphy