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Volume 150 Celebration Paper |
British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, UK
Vaughan’s (1905) zonation of the Carboniferous Limestone in the Bristol district was a pioneer biostratigraphical study, which because of its meticulous execution can be reinterpreted in a modern context. The replacement of his scheme with a chronostratigraphical one by George et al. 1976 had a similar revolutionary affect on British Dinantian stratigraphy. However, it is now time to revise the British Dinantian stages so that they more closely correspond to biostratigraphical events. Dinantian biostratigraphy still requires considerable refinement, but it has now achieved a diversity of techniques and resolution far beyond that which was available at the time of these earlier proposals. It is the most pragmatic and closest approximation to widespread chronostratigraphical correlation available. This paper discusses these and related issues and presents a review and correlation of current biozonations.
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