THE COMMISSION FOR THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE WORLD

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Smith to compile a World International Geological Map at 1:1M scale. 1913: 12 th IGC (Toronto).

1 IGCP Paris February 19, 2014 UNESCO THE COMMISSION FOR THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE WORLD Some milestones in the life of CGMW 1881: 2 nd IGC (Bologna) Creation of the Commission for the International Geological Map of Europe 1910: 11 th IGC (Stockholm) Proposal by G. O. Smith to compile a World International Geological Map at 1:1M scale. 1913: 12 th IGC (Toronto). Achievement of the first edition of the Geological map of Europe at 1:5M and creation of the Commission for the Geological Map of the World 2013: 100 years of existence 1

CGMW is a non-profit-making scientific and educational non-government Organization (NGO) affiliated to IUGS since 1966 and to IUGG since 2014.

2 CGMW is a non-profit-making scientific and educational non-government Organization (NGO) affiliated to IUGS since 1966 and to IUGG since CGMW programs are carried out in partnership with geological surveys, universities, oceanographic institutions and industrial firms, and with the support of IUGS and UNESCO. Our members are Geological Surveys of countries and territories around the World Most significant realizations in the last years 2

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Mesozoic Cretaceous Paleozoic Carboniferous Mississippian Pennsylvanian Cambrian Phanerozoic Paleogene Cenozoic Neogene Phanerozoic Mesozoic Permian Triassic Jurassic Phanerozoic Paleozoic Ordovician

7 Mesozoic Cretaceous Paleozoic Carboniferous Mississippian Pennsylvanian Cambrian Phanerozoic Paleogene Cenozoic Neogene Phanerozoic Mesozoic Permian Triassic Jurassic Phanerozoic Paleozoic Ordovician Archean Precambrian Proterozoic Quaternary GSP GSP GSP GSP GSA INTERNATIONAL CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHIC CHART International Commission on Stratigraphy Eonothem/ Eon Erathem/ Era System/ Period Series / Epoch Stage / Age Holocene Upper Pleistocene Calabrian Gelasian Piacenzian Pliocene Zanclean Messinian Tortonian Serravallian Miocene Langhian Burdigalian Aquitanian Chattian Oligocene Rupelian Priabonian Bartonian Eocene Lutetian Ypresian Thanetian Paleocene Selandian Danian Maastrichtian Campanian Upper Santonian Coniacian Turonian Cenomanian Albian Aptian Barremian Hauterivian Valanginian Berriasian numerical age (Ma) ± ± ± ± ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Eonothem/ Eon Erathem/ Era System/ Period Series / Epoch Upper Upper Lopingian Guadalupian Cisuralian Upper Upper Stage / Age Tithonian Kimmeridgian Oxfordian Callovian Bathonian Bajocian Aalenian Toarcian Pliensbachian Sinemurian Hettangian Rhaetian Norian Carnian Ladinian Anisian Olenekian Induan Changhsingian Wuchiapingian Capitanian Wordian Roadian Kungurian Artinskian Sakmarian Asselian Gzhelian Kasimovian Moscovian Bashkirian Serpukhovian Visean Tournaisian numerical age (Ma) ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±0.2 ~ ~ 228 ~ 235 ~ ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±0.4 Eonothem/ Eon Erathem/ Era System/ Period Silurian Devonian Series / Epoch Stage / Age Famennian Upper Frasnian Givetian Eifelian Emsian Pragian Lochkovian Pridoli Ludfordian Ludlow Gorstian Wenlock Homerian Sheinwoodian Telychian Llandovery Aeronian Rhuddanian Hirnantian Upper Katian Sandbian Darriwilian Dapingian Floian Tremadocian Stage 10 Furongian Jiangshanian Paibian Guzhangian Series 3 Drumian Stage 5 Stage 4 Series 2 Stage 3 Stage 2 Terreneuvian Fortunian numerical age (Ma) ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±1.9 ~ ~ 494 ~ 497 ~ ~ ~ 509 ~ 514 ~ 521 ~ ±1.0 Eonothem / Eon Erathem / Era Neoproterozoic Mesoproterozoic Paleoproterozoic Neoarchean Mesoarchean Paleoarchean Eoarchean Hadean System / Period Ediacaran Cryogenian Tonian Stenian Ectasian Calymmian Statherian Orosirian Rhyacian Siderian Coloring follows the Commission for the Geological Map of the World. Chart reproduced for the 2012 Brisbane 34th International Geological Congress numerical age (Ma) ~ 541 ~ ~ 4600 Units of all rank are in the process of being defined by Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Points (GSSP) for their lower boundaries, including those of the Archean and Proterozoic, long defined by Global Standard Stratigraphic Ages (GSSA). Charts and detailed information on ratified GSSPs are available at the website Numerical ages are subject to revision and do not define unit s in the Phanerozoic and the Ediacaran; only GSSPs do. For boundaries in the Phanerozoic without ratified GSSPs or without constrained numerical ages, an approximate numerical age (~) is provided. Numerical ages for all systems except Triassic, Cretaceous and Precambrian are taken from A Geologic Time Scale 2012 by Gradstein et al. (2012); those for the Triassic and Cretaceous were provided by the relevant ICS subcommissions. Chart drafted by K.M. Cohen, S. Finney, P.L. Gibbard (c) International Commission on Stratigraphy, May

8 Projects in progress The Tectonic Map of South America at 1:5M scale 8

9 The Structural Map of the Caribbean and surrounding areas at 1:4 M Draft of the Choprotega Arc International Tectonic Map of Asia 1:5 M scale Project (re)launched in Brisbane 9

10 The Tectonic Map of Arctic at 1:5M scale (Under the coordination of VSEGEI, Russia) The International Quaternary Map of Europe (INQUAME) at 1:5M scale 10

11 The Lithological Map of the World at 1:50M scale The Gondwana Map project UNESCO IGCP 628 General coordinator Dr. Renata da Silva Schmitt Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11

12 The Structural-Geological Map of Africa at 1:5M scale (2016) The Seismotectonic Map of Africa at 1:5 M UNESCO SIDA/IGCP 601 General coordinator: Dr. Mustapha MEGHRAOUI ( IPG Strasbourg ) 12

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INTERNATIONAL STRATIGRAPHIC CHART International Commission on Stratigraphy

ICS INTERNATIONAL STRATIGRAPHIC CHART International Commission on Stratigraphy them Quaternary M e s o z o i c C e n o z o i c Cretaceous Paleogene Neogene Holocene Pleistocene Pliocene Miocene Oligocene