| Lochkovian | |||||||||||||||||
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| 419.62 ± 1.36 – 413.02 ± 1.91Ma | |||||||||||||||||
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| Name formality | Formal | ||||||||||||||||
| Name ratified | 1985[5] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Celestial body | Earth | ||||||||||||||||
| Regional usage | Global (ICS) | ||||||||||||||||
| Time scale(s) used | ICS Time Scale | ||||||||||||||||
| Definition | |||||||||||||||||
| Chronological unit | Age | ||||||||||||||||
| Stratigraphic unit | Stage | ||||||||||||||||
| Time span formality | Formal | ||||||||||||||||
| Lower boundary definition | FAD of thegraptoliteMonograptus uniformis | ||||||||||||||||
| Lower boundary GSSP | Klonk,Prague,Czech Republic 49°51′18″N13°47′31″E / 49.8550°N 13.7920°E /49.8550; 13.7920 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lower GSSP ratified | 1972[6] | ||||||||||||||||
| Upper boundary definition | FAD of theconodontsEognathodus sulcatus andLatericriodus steinachensis Morph beta | ||||||||||||||||
| Upper boundary GSSP | Velká Chuchle quarry,Velká Chuchle,Prague,Czech Republic 50°00′53″N14°22′21″E / 50.0147°N 14.3726°E /50.0147; 14.3726 | ||||||||||||||||
| Upper GSSP ratified | 1989[5] | ||||||||||||||||
TheLochkovian is one of threefaunal stages in theEarly Devonian Epoch. It lasted from 419.62 ± 1.36 million years ago to 413.02 ± 1.91 million years ago. It marked the beginning of the Devonian Period, and was followed by thePragian Stage. It is named after the village ofLochkov in the Czech Republic, now part of the city ofPrague.[7] The GSSP is located within theLochkow Formation at the Klonk Section in Prague.
In North America the Lochkovian Stage is represented byGedinnian orHelderbergian time.
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