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Article

Date of this Version

2026

Citation

Dafoe, L. T., MacNaughton, R. B., Aubry, M.-P., Brett, C. E., Lehane, J. R., Núñez‑Useche, F., Orndorff, R. C., Brunton, F., Edwards, L. E., Fluegeman, R. H., Harper, H., Joeckel, R. M., Lasca, N. P., & Tew, B. H. (2026). Report 17—Revisions to the Articles of Organization and Procedure of the Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature of the Americas. Stratigraphy, 23(1), 45–49. https://doi.org/10.29041/strat.23.1.04

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RS-5257

Abstract

Several revisions to the Articles of Organization and Procedure for the North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature have been adopted following the 75th, 79th, and 80th annual meetings of the Commission in 2020, 2024 and 2025, respectively. Of these, the most substantial change was revision of Article III regarding membership composition of the Commission and the addition of new member organizations from Central and South America and the Caribbean region. As a result, the Commission also voted to change its name to be more inclusive of the expanding membership, with approval of the name: Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature of the Americas. A corresponding change to the Commission’s fundamental publication was also approved at the 2025 meeting as the Stratigraphic Code of the Americas (formerly the North American Stratigraphic Code). Additional revisions to the Articles include those aimed at ensuring gender neutrality of titles, permission to hold virtual meetings, and processes for designating new Commissioners. Article V was also modified to define quorum for meetings and the nature of a two-thirds majority vote, with the process for making amendments to the Articles modified to specify that a two-thirds majority vote is required

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