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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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
discipline geology
stratigraphy
fossilContent ammonoids
conodonts
marine invertebrate fossils
geologicalPeriod Triassic
hasGlobalStatus ratified GSSP
lithostratigraphy Triassic marine sedimentary succession
locatedIn Carpathian region
Europe
markerFossils Anisian index fossils
recognizedBy International Commission on Stratigraphy
International Union of Geological Sciences
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
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
Anisian GSSPLocation Deşli Caira section, North Dobrogea, Romania
linked to: Deşli Caira section, Romania