Deşli Caira section, Romania

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Deşli Caira section in Romania is a geologically significant stratigraphic site that serves as the Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) reference for the base of the Middle Triassic period.

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Deşli Caira section, Romania canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point
geological site
stratigraphic section
boundaryLevel base of the Anisian Stage
country Romania
definesBoundaryBetween Lower Triassic and Middle Triassic
definesBoundaryOf Middle Triassic NERFINISHED
discipline geology
stratigraphy
fossilContent ammonoids
conodonts
marine invertebrate fossils
geologicalPeriod Triassic
hasGlobalStatus ratified GSSP
lithostratigraphy Triassic marine sedimentary succession
locatedIn Carpathian region NERFINISHED
Europe
markerFossils Anisian index fossils
recognizedBy International Commission on Stratigraphy NERFINISHED
International Union of Geological Sciences NERFINISHED
stageBoundary Olenekian–Anisian boundary
stratigraphicContinuity well-exposed continuous Triassic sequence
stratigraphicRole GSSP for the base of the Middle Triassic
stratigraphicSignificance global reference point for Middle Triassic base
timeScaleUnitDefined Anisian Stage NERFINISHED
Middle Triassic Series
usedBy geochronologists
paleontologists
stratigraphers
usedFor definition of Triassic time scale
global chronostratigraphic correlation

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Middle Triassic GSSPBaseLocatedAt Deşli Caira section, Romania