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Abstract
Consistency in stratigraphic nomenclature enables communication among scientists both regionally and globally, thus requiring the North American Stratigraphic Code, as presented by the North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature, to follow international convention. The ratification of three subseries of the Holocene by the InternationalUnion of Geological Sciences (IUGS) in June 2018 warrants the integration of subseries among formal chronostratigraphic ranks in the Code. The purpose ofmaking subseries a formal rank is that it aligns the Code with the International StratigraphicGuide, and establishes the option of using the prefixes super- and sub- for other chronostratigraphic and geochronologic ranks. This is in accordance with the guiding principle of the Code to make it as consistent as possible with international usage and to foster innovations to meet the expanding and changing needs of earth scientists.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature Note 69 – Application for addition of subseries/subepoch to the North American Stratigraphic Code |
| Series title | Stratigraphy |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Micropaleontology Press |
| Contributing office(s) | Eastern Geology and Paleoclimate Science Center |
| Description | 3 p. |
| First page | 261 |
| Last page | 263 |
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