What is the International Commission on Stratigraphy?

The International Commission on Stratigraphy is the largest subordinate scientific body of the International Union of Geological Sciences. It functions as a permanent working subcommittee addressing global stratigraphical, geological, and geochronological matters. The organization is tasked with establishing scientific definitions for the Earth's geological stratigraphy and time scale.

What we know

• The International Commission on Stratigraphy is a permanent working subcommittee and the largest subordinate body of the International Union of Geological Sciences. [1, 2]
• The organization concerns itself worldwide with stratigraphical, geological, and geochronological matters. [2]
• The International Commission on Stratigraphy meets far more regularly than the quadrennial congress meetings of its parent union. [2]

Where to go next

• the bigger pictureWhat is the International Union of Geological Sciences?
• how it workedHow are rock layers studied in stratigraphy?
• a case in pointWhat is a stratigraphic system?
• how we knowHow do geologists define a stage in chronostratigraphy?
• compared withHow does lithostratigraphy differ from chronostratigraphy?
• an unexpected connectionHow do rock layers connect to geological time?The Commission defines physical rock layers like systems and stages to correspond directly with abstract chronological periods and ages in Earth's history.

Sources

• [1]International Commission on Stratigraphy (Wikidata Q402104) · CC0 1.0
• [2]International Commission on Stratigraphy · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [3]System (stratigraphy) · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [4]Stage (stratigraphy) · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [5]Stratigraphy · CC BY-SA 4.0

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