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Sandbian
458.2 ± 0.7 – 452.8 ± 0.7 Ma
Chronology
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Paleozoic
 
 
 
Subdivision of the Ordovician according to the ICS, as of 2024.[4]
Vertical axis scale: Millions of years ago
Etymology
Name formalityFormal
Usage information
Celestial bodyEarth
Regional usageGlobal (ICS)
Time scale(s) usedICS Time Scale
Definition
Chronological unitAge
Stratigraphic unitStage
Time span formalityFormal
Lower boundary definitionFAD of the Graptolite Nemagraptus gracilis
Lower boundary GSSPFågelsång section, Sularp Brook, Skåne, Sweden
55°42′49″N 13°19′32″E / 55.7137°N 13.3255°E / 55.7137; 13.3255
Lower GSSP ratified2002[5]
Upper boundary definitionFAD of the Graptolite Diplacanthograptus caudatus
Upper boundary GSSPBlack Knob Ridge section, Oklahoma, United States
34°25′50″N 96°04′29″W / 34.4305°N 96.0746°W / 34.4305; -96.0746
Upper GSSP ratified2006[6]

The Sandbian is the first stage of the Upper Ordovician. It follows the Darriwilian and is succeeded by the Katian. Its lower boundary is defined as the first appearance datum of the graptolite species Nemagraptus gracilis around 458.2 million years ago. The Sandbian lasted for about 5.4 million years until the beginning of the Katian around 452.8 million years ago.[7]

Naming

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The name Sandbian is derived from the village Södra Sandby (Lund Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden). The name was proposed in 2006.[8]

GSSP

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The GSSP of the Sandbian is the Fågelsång section (55°42′49″N 13°19′32″E / 55.7137°N 13.3255°E / 55.7137; 13.3255) at Sularp Brook, east of Lund (Skåne, Sweden). It is an outcrop of shale and mudstone. The lower boundary of the Sandbian is defined as the first appearance datum of graptolite species Nemagraptus gracilis in that section.[9]

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