Emsian Stage

Emsian Stage

      uppermost of the three standard worldwide divisions of Early Devonian (Devonian Period) rocks and time. Emsian time spans the interval between 407 million and 397.5 million years ago. The Emsian Stage was named for exposures studied in the region of the Ems River in western Germany, where it consists of wackes (wacke) (dirty sandstone) noted for their rich fossil faunas. Limestones dominate the Emsian in the Bohemian region of central Europe and in the foothills of the Altai Mountains of Russia, whereas limestones (limestone), cherts (chert and flint), and tuffs (tuff) occur in the Emsian of Australia. The Emsian is well developed in the northeastern portions of the United States, where the Esopus Shale, Schoharie Grit, and Onondaga Limestones provide excellent exposures in New York state. As formally ratified in 1995 under the authority of the International Commission on Stratigraphy, the Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) defining the lower boundary of this stage is located in the Zinzil'ban Gorge, 170 km (105 miles) south-southeast of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The Emsian Stage underlies the Eifelian Stage of the Middle Devonian Series and overlies the Pragian Stage of the Lower Devonian Series.

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