Convener: David Harper This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Co-Conveners: Philip Gibbard, Brian Huber
Some 35 years ago Charles Holland reviewed some of the challenges and issues concerning the concept of chronostratigraphy. This was a strong defense of the principles and processes of the International Commission of Stratigraphy in defining GSSPs and their correlation. Rocks are our primary record for the establishment of the geological timescale from which our knowledge of earth history is derived. Today we have defined some 70% of GSSPs at the stage, series and system levels. We welcome presentations on the concept of the GSSP, throughout the entire rock record, case histories on its implementation and broader themes associated with the correlation of these key horizons.
The proceedings of the session will be printed on an international journal. The conveners will submit a proposal to Lethaia