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Where is Monte San Nicola in Sicily?
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Quaternary
Distribution of landmasses, mountainous regions, shallow seas, and deep ocean basins during the Quaternary Period. Included in the paleogeographic reconstruction are the locations of the interval's subduction zones.
Monte San Nicola is located in Sicily, Italy, specifically on the southern slope near the town of Gela.1
This site is geologically significant as it hosts the Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) that defines the base of the Gelasian Stage, the Pleistocene Series, and the Quaternary Period. The stratotype is found within marly shales positioned above a sapropel layer.1