Preliminary Generalized Cambrian Time Scale

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Research Article| August 31, 1933 Preliminary Generalized Cambrian Time Scale CHARLES ELMER RESSER CHARLES ELMER RESSER 2Published by permission of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information CHARLES ELMER RESSER 2Published by permission of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 24 Feb 1933 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online Issn: 1943-2674 Print Issn: 0016-7606 © 1933 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1933) 44 (4): 735–756. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-44-735 Article history Received: 24 Feb 1933 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation CHARLES ELMER RESSER; Preliminary Generalized Cambrian Time Scale. GSA Bulletin 1933;; 44 (4): 735–756. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-44-735 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract IntroductionIn order that stratigraphic correlations of a geologic system may approach completeness and perfection, it is necessary to make repeated trials, each based on an advance in knowledge; but before a trial is possible, there must be a generalized time scale with which comparisons may be made. This general scale is itself necessarily a matter of growth, since no natural section is ever complete. Usually, the first, or discovery, sections of a stratigraphic division are accidentally encountered, and subsequent field investigations cannot follow a logical course until a fairly comprehensive survey has furnished some clues to the major features and the delineation of the system as a whole. After such a survey, field studies can be directed toward definite goals, and a tentative general time scale can be attempted and subjected to the test of use.State of Knowledge of the CambrianOne hundred years ago Sedgwick and Murchison . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.