Babayev Sh.A.

Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, H. Javid ave., 119, Baku, AZ1143, Azerbaijan

Global event stratigraphy is based upon presence of proven global synchronous events. Most of these events is confined to a stratigraphic scale’s boundaries.

Current article attempts to distinguish and describe signs of global Phanerozoic events (mass extinctions, morphological innovations, radiation, etc.) within the territory of Azerbaijan.

There is a total of 8 global events recorded in the sections of Azerbaijan and covering the period between the Upper Devonian-Oligocene periods. Thorough analysis of all these events have been carried out to assess their environmental and biotic impacts, characterize their stratigraphic position and bring more details into the regional stratigraphic scale.

Keywords: event stratigraphy, 8 global events, Azerbaijan, Upper Devonian-Oligocene periods