Knox, RWO;
Pearson, PN;
Barry, TL;
Condon, DJ;
Cope, JCW;
Gale, AS;
Gibbard, PL;
... Zalasiewicz, J; + view all
(2012)
Examining the case for the use of the Tertiary as a formal period or informal unit.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GEOLOGISTS ASSOCIATION
, 123
(3)
390 - 393.
10.1016/j.pgeola.2012.05.004.
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Abstract
The ‘Tertiary’, omitted from IUGS-approved timescales since 1989, is still in common use. With the recent re-instatement of the Quaternary as a formal unit, the question arises as to whether the Tertiary too should be reinstated as a formal period, with the ‘Paleogene’ and ‘Neogene’ being downgraded to sub-periods. This paper presents arguments for and against this proposal, stemming from discussions by members of the Geological Society Stratigraphy Commission. It is intended to stimulate discussion of the topic in the wider community.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Examining the case for the use of the Tertiary as a formal period or informal unit |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.pgeola.2012.05.004 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pgeola.2012.05.004 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Earth Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1398932 |
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