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Chronostratigraphy and geochronology: a proposed realignment

Zalasiewicz, Jan ; Cita, Maria Bianca ; Hilgen, Frits ; Pratt, Brian R. ; Strasser, André ; Thierry, Jacques ; Weissert, Helmut

In: GSA Today, 2013, vol. 23, no. 3, p. 4-8

We propose a realignment of the terms geochronology and chronostratigraphy that brings them broadly into line with current use, while simultaneously resolving the debate over whether the Geological Time Scale should have a “single” or “dual” hierarchy of units: Both parallel sets of units are retained, although there remains the option to adopt either a single (i.e., geochronological) or...