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Gorstian
Gorstian
427.4 ± 0.5 – 425.6 ± 0.9 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Paleogeography of the late Gorstian, 425 Ma
Chronology
←	Lau event
←	Mulde event
←	Ireviken event
	Subdivision of the Silurian according to the ICS, as of 2023.; Vertical axis scale: Millions of years ago
Etymology
Name formality	Formal
Name ratified	1980
Usage information
Celestial body	Earth
Regional usage	Global (ICS)
Time scale(s) used	ICS Time Scale
Definition
Chronological unit	Age
Stratigraphic unit	Stage
Time span formality	Formal
Lower boundary definition	FAD of the graptolite Saetograptus (Colonograptus) varians
Lower boundary GSSP	Pitch Coppice, Ludlow, U.K.; 52°21′33″N 2°46′38″W / 52.3592°N 2.7772°W
Lower GSSP ratified	1980
Upper boundary definition	Imprecise. Near FAD of the graptolite Saetograptus leintwardinensis
Upper boundary definition candidates	None
Upper boundary GSSP candidate section(s)	None
Upper boundary GSSP	Sunnyhill, Ludlow, England; 52°21′33″N 2°46′38″W / 52.3592°N 2.7772°W
Upper GSSP ratified	1980

In the geologic timescale, the Gorstian is an age of the Ludlow Epoch of the Silurian Period of the Paleozoic Era of the Phanerozoic Eon that is comprehended between 427.4 ± 0.5 Ma and 425.6 ± 0.9 Ma (million years ago), approximately. The Gorstian Age succeeds the Homerian Age and precedes the Ludfordian Age.^[5] The age is named after Gorsty village southwest of Ludlow. The base of the age is marked by Saetograptus (Colonograptus) varians. The type section is located in a quarry in the Elton Formation at Pitch Coppice, Shropshire, United Kingdom.

References

^ Jeppsson, L.; Calner, M. (2007). "The Silurian Mulde Event and a scenario for secundo—secundo events". Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 93 (02): 135–154. doi:10.1017/S0263593300000377.
^ Munnecke, A.; Samtleben, C.; Bickert, T. (2003). "The Ireviken Event in the lower Silurian of Gotland, Sweden-relation to similar Palaeozoic and Proterozoic events". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 195 (1): 99–124. doi:10.1016/S0031-0182(03)00304-3.
^ "International Chronostratigraphic Chart" (PDF). International Commission on Stratigraphy. September 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Holland, C. (1982). "The State of Silurian Stratigraphy" (PDF). Episodes. 1982: 21–23. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
^ Gradstein, Felix M.; Ogg, James G.; Smith, Alan G. (2004). A Geologic Time Scale 2004. ISBN 9780521786737.