| Administrative History | Following a notice published in the 'Geological Society Circular', no.117 (5 June 1964) which requested feedback from Fellows whether a specialist group should be formed to contribute to the clarification of stratigraphical usage, Council established a small ad hoc committee to consider the formation of a stratigraphical subcommittee at its meeting of 7 October 1964. The Council meeting of 18 November 1964 saw the establishment a Stratigraphical Standing Committee and an ad hoc Stratigraphical Code Sub-committee to consider recommendations for a code of stratigraphical practice.
The first meeting of the Stratigraphical Standing Committee was on 3 November 1965. Its name was changed to the Stratigraphy Commission between 1994-1995. |