Idealized composite unit of the geologic record representing the totality of rock strata laid down during a certain period of the geologic time scale
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A system in stratigraphy is a sequence of strata that were laid down together within the same corresponding geological period. The associated period is a chronological time unit, a part of the geological time scale, while the system is a unit of chronostratigraphy. Systems are unrelated to lithostratigraphy, which subdivides rock layers on their lithology. Systems are subdivisions of erathems and are themselves divided into series and stages.