International Commission on Stratigraphy @ICS2022

This is the account of the International Commission on Stratigraphy. News of GSSPs and all things stratigraphical! Coldstream, Scotland Joined February 2022

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The PalAss @ThePalAss

11 months ago

Brachiopods from the Ordovician Fezouata Shale (Morocco) - a biodiversity hub in Gondwana onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… @datadryad @wileyearthspace @IGCP735 @NatSciNMS @NtlMuseumsScot

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William Whyte @william_whyte

12 months ago

A wonderful party celebrating the career of Paul Smith, director of ⁦@morethanadodo⁩ — and what a cake!

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International Commission on Stratigraphy @ICS2022

a year ago

Scottish isles may solve mystery of 'Snowball Earth' Fantastic news just in. Superbly detailed scientific study leading to a key proposal for Golden Spike status. Well done ⁦@theIUGS⁩ ⁦@geosociety⁩ ⁦@ThePalAss⁩ ⁦@GeolSoc⁩ bbc.com/news/articles/…

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David Harper @ProfDATHarper

a year ago

Super few days in beautiful Drôme celebrating @ICS2022 @theIUGS @DurUniEarthSci achievements. Not one but two Golden Spike dedications…the Albian and Hauterivian stages of the Cretaceous. Thanks to everyone involve especially the communities of Arnayon and La Charce. /2

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David Harper @ProfDATHarper

a year ago

@ICS2022 @theIUGS @DurUniEarthSci First the Hauterivian Stage of the Cretaceous../1

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David Harper @ProfDATHarper

a year ago

Almost 50 years to the day I (we) visited Castellane, my undergraduate mapping area of Mesozoic limestones and ‘Tertiary’ molasse. Thank you ⁦@imperialcollege⁩ for such a great opportunity ⁦@ICS2022⁩ ⁦@durham_uni⁩

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Spiros Staridas @StaridasGeo

2 years ago

Final result of my geological map. Color palette depicts the geological age of each formation according to the @ICS2022, shaded relief and contour lines created with raster functions on the #NASADEM, paper texture tiles by @John_M_Nelson #cARTography #MakingMapsPretty #ArcGISPro

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International Commission on Stratigraphy @ICS2022

a year ago

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Museum of Natural and Cultural History @UO_MNCH

a year ago

MNCH director Todd Braje argues the recent failure of the @ICS2022 to formalize the term "Anthropocene" is an opportunity, not a loss. "Moving forward, [cross-disciplinary approaches] must create bridges between scientists and the public." shorturl.at/cflpG

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The PalAss @ThePalAss

2 years ago

Late Ordovician and early Silurian virgianid and stricklandioid brachiopods from North Greenland: implications for a warm-water faunal province onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sp… @ProfDATHarper @ICS2022 @datadryad @wileyearthspace

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Ireland's Fossil Heritage @IrishFossils

2 years ago

New 315-million-year old fossil found in Co. Clare! Irish palaeontologist, Dr Eamon Doyle, has discovered a new fossil sponge species in rocks near the Cliffs of Moher. To read about this amazing discovery check out the new Fossil News page on our website. ucc.ie/en/fossil-heri…

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Spiros Staridas @StaridasGeo

2 years ago

Here I save all #colors of the International Chronostratigraphic Chart @ICS2022 in a custom #style in #ArcGISPro to apply them on a geological map I am currently designing. #cARTography #MakingMapsPretty

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International Commission on Stratigraphy @ICS2022

2 years ago

Marking Flodden Day in Coldstream and the last battle between the Scots and the English (1513), and a battle the Scots lost through a lack of prior site investigation #geology. ⁦@BordersInfo⁩ ⁦@ColdstreamGds⁩ #Coldstream #Flodden #Branxton

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International Commission on Stratigraphy @ICS2022

2 years ago

Delighted this now is out based on course I directed with help from Ole ⁦@uni_copenhagen⁩ a ‘few’ years ago: 28 chs, 25 authors, 447 glorious pps. Thanks #Munksgaard for living the dream. ⁦@DurUniEarthSci⁩ @palass ⁦@theIUGS⁩ ⁦@GeolSoc⁩ ⁦@geosociety⁩

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International Commission on Stratigraphy @ICS2022

2 years ago

Wonderful few days in Umbria celebrating Golden Spike at base of the #Campanian Stage of the #Cretaceous. Great day for ⁦@theIUGS⁩ and town of Gubbio. Thanks to all involved. ⁦@ThePalAss⁩ ⁦@PaleoSoc⁩ @strati2023 ⁦@Palaeonto_Soc⁩ ⁦@DurUniEarthSci⁩

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IUGS @theIUGS

2 years ago

Have you heard about the Anthropocene? Is it an Epoch or an event? 🧐 Stay tuned for more details about the debate that is going on among scientists.

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IUGS @theIUGS

2 years ago

The International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) and the IUGS are delighted to see the 2023/06 International Chronostratigraphic chart published. It now includes the Golden Spike for the Langhian Stage and the Middle Miocene at 15.98 Ma.