Earth:Givetian

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Short description: Fifth stage of the devonian and second stage of the Middle Devonian
Givetian
387.7 ± 0.8 – 382.7 ± 1.6 Ma
Chronology
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Widespread[3]
shrubs & trees
S. America
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Subdivision of the Devonian according to the ICS, as of 2021.[4]
Vertical axis scale: millions of years ago.
Etymology
Name formalityFormal
Usage information
Celestial bodyEarth
Regional usageGlobal (ICS)
Time scale(s) usedICS Time Scale
Definition
Chronological unitAge
Stratigraphic unitStage
Time span formalityFormal
Lower boundary definitionFAD of the conodont Polygnathus hemiansatus
Lower boundary GSSPJebel Mech Irdane, Tafilalt, Morocco
[ ⚑ ] 31°14′15″N 4°21′15″W / 31.2374°N 4.3541°W / 31.2374; -4.3541
GSSP ratified1994[5]
Upper boundary definitionFAD of the conodont Ancyrodella rotundiloba
Upper boundary GSSPCol du Puech de la Suque, Montagne Noire, France
[ ⚑ ] 43°30′12″N 3°05′12″E / 43.5032°N 3.0868°E / 43.5032; 3.0868
GSSP ratified1986[6]

The Givetian is one of two faunal stages in the Middle Devonian Period. It lasted from 387.7 million years ago to 382.7 million years ago. It was preceded by the Eifelian Stage and followed by the Frasnian Stage. It is named after the town of Givet in France. The oldest forests occurred during the late Givetian.[7] The lower GSSP is located at Jebel Mech Irdane, Tafilalt, Morocco.

Name and definition

The Givetian Stage was proposed in 1879 by French geologist Jules Gosselet and was accepted for the higher stage of the Middle Devonian by the Subcommission on Devonian Stratigraphy in 1981.[8]

References

  1. Parry, S. F.; Noble, S. R.; Crowley, Q. G.; Wellman, C. H. (2011). "A high-precision U–Pb age constraint on the Rhynie Chert Konservat-Lagerstätte: time scale and other implications". Journal of the Geological Society (London: Geological Society) 168 (4): 863–872. doi:10.1144/0016-76492010-043. http://jgs.lyellcollection.org/content/168/4/863.abstract. 
  2. Kaufmann, B.; Trapp, E.; Mezger, K. (2004). "The numerical age of the Upper Frasnian (Upper Devonian) Kellwasser horizons: A new U-Pb zircon date from Steinbruch Schmidt(Kellerwald, Germany)". The Journal of Geology 112 (4): 495–501. doi:10.1086/421077. Bibcode2004JG....112..495K. 
  3. Algeo, T. J. (1998). "Terrestrial-marine teleconnections in the Devonian: links between the evolution of land plants, weathering processes, and marine anoxic events". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 353 (1365): 113–130. doi:10.1098/rstb.1998.0195. 
  4. "Chart/Time Scale". International Commission on Stratigraphy. http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale. 
  5. Walliser, O.; Bultynck, P.; Weddige, K.; Becker, R.; House, M. (September 1995). "Definition of the Eifelian-Givetian Stage boundary". Episodes 18 (3): 107–115. doi:10.18814/epiiugs/1995/v18i3/002. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262723723. Retrieved 19 December 2020. 
  6. Klapper, Gilbert; Feist, Raimund; House, Michael (June 1987). "Decision on the Boundary Stratotype for the Middle/Upper Devonian Series Boundary". Episodes 10 (2): 97–101. doi:10.18814/epiiugs/1987/v10i2/004. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279761356. Retrieved 19 December 2020. 
  7. Becker, R.T.; Gradstein, F.M.; Hammer, O. (2012). "Chapter 22 - The Devonian Period". in Gradstein, F.M.; Ogg, J.G.; Schmitz, M.D. et al. (in en). The Geologic Timescale 2012. Elsevier. p. 578. doi:10.1016/b978-0-444-59425-9.00022-6. ISBN 978-0-444-59425-9. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780444594259000226. 
  8. Préat, Alain; Bultynck, Pierre (2006). "Givetian". Geologica Belgica 9 (1–2): 9–18. http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/241979.pdf. Retrieved 12 March 2013. 

[ ⚑ ] 31°14′15″N 4°21′15″W / 31.2375°N 4.3542°W / 31.2375; -4.3542

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