Paibian

The Paibian is the lowest stage of Furongian series of the Cambrian. It follows the Guzhangian (3rd series of the Cambrian) and is succeeded by the Jiangshanian stage. The base is defined as the first appearance of the trilobite Glyptagnostus reticulatus around 497 million years ago. The top, or the base of the Jiangshanian is defined as the first appearance of the trilobite Agnostotes orientalis around 494 million years ago.

Paibian
~497 – ~494 Ma
Chronology
Key events in the Cambrian
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Orsten Fauna
Archaeocyatha extinction
SSF diversification, first brachiopods & archaeocyatha
Dresbachian extinction
Stratigraphic scale of the ICS subdivisions and Precambrian/Cambrian boundary.
Etymology
Name formalityFormal
Name ratified2003[1]
Former name(s)Cambrian Stage 8
Usage information
Celestial bodyEarth
Regional usageGlobal (ICS)
Time scale(s) usedICS Time Scale
Definition
Chronological unitAge
Stratigraphic unitStage
First proposed byShanchi et. al, 2002[2]
Time span formalityFormal
Lower boundary definitionFAD of the Trilobite Glyptagnostus reticulatus
Lower boundary GSSPPaibi section, Paibi, Hunan, China
28.3895°N 109.5257°E / 28.3895; 109.5257
GSSP ratified2003[1]
Upper boundary definitionFAD of the Trilobite Agnostotes orientalis
Upper boundary GSSPDuibian B Section, Duibian, Zhejiang, China
28.815967°N 118.614933°E / 28.815967; 118.614933
GSSP ratified2011[3]

The name is derived from Paibi, a village in Hunan, China. The GSSP is defined in the "Paibi section" (Wuling Mountains, Huayuan County), an outcrop of the Huaqiao Formation. The base is the first occurrence of Glyptagnostus reticulatus which is 396 m above the base of the Huaqiao Formation at the type locality (28.3895°N 109.5257°E / 28.3895; 109.5257).[4]

References

  1. Peng, S. C.; Babcock, L. E.; Robison, R. A.; Lin, H. L.; Rees, M. N.; Saltzman, M. R. (2004). "Global Standard Stratotype-Section and Point (GSSP) of the Furongian Series and Paibian Stage (Cambrian)". Lethaia. 37 (4): 365–379. doi:10.1080/00241160410002081. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. Shanchi, Peng; Babcock, Loren; Robinson, Richard; Huanling, Lin; Rees, Margaret; Saltzman, Matthew. "PROPOSED GLOBAL STANDARD STRATOTYPE-SECTION AND POINT FOR THE PAIBIAN STAGE AND FURONGIAN SERIES (UPPER CAMBRIAN)". International Subcomission on Cambrian Stratigraphy. International Subcomission on Cambrian Stratigraphy. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. Peng, Shanchi; Babcock, Loren; Zuo, Jingxun; Lin, Huanling; Yang, Xianfeng; Qi, Yuping; Bagnoli, Gabriella; Wang, Longwu (December 2012). "Global Standard Stratotype-Section and Point (GSSP) for the Base of the Jiangshanian Stage (Cambrian: Furongian) at Duibian, Jiangshan, Zhejiang, Southeast China". Episodes. 35 (4): 462–477. doi:10.18814/epiiugs/2012/v35i4/002. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  4. "GSSP for the Paibian". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2012.


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