PBDB Interval

Meishucunian age

530.7 - 521 Ma

The definition of this interval in the timescale Cambrian of China is taken from the following source:

F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 view

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This interval is used in the definition of 163 collections

A total of 443 collections with 3610 occurrences lie within this time span

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International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Cambrian of China		Cambrian of North America
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan					0
		Northgrippian					0.0042
		Greenlandian					0.0082
	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene					0.0117
		Chibanian					0.129
		Calabrian					0.774
		Gelasian					1.8
Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian					2.58
	Pliocene	Zanclean					3.6
	Miocene	Messinian					5.333
		Tortonian					7.246
		Serravallian					11.63
		Langhian					13.82
		Burdigalian					15.98
		Aquitanian					20.44
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian					23.03
	Oligocene	Rupelian					27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian					33.9
		Bartonian					37.71
		Lutetian					41.2
		Ypresian					47.8
	Paleocene	Thanetian					56
		Selandian					59.2
		Danian					61.6
Cretaceous	Late Cretaceous	Maastrichtian					66
		Campanian					72.1
		Santonian					83.6
		Coniacian					86.3
		Turonian					89.8
		Cenomanian					93.9
	Early Cretaceous	Albian					100.5
		Aptian					113
		Barremian					121.4
		Hauterivian					125.77
		Valanginian					132.6
		Berriasian					139.8
Jurassic	Late Jurassic	Tithonian					145
		Kimmeridgian					149.2
		Oxfordian					154.8
	Middle Jurassic	Callovian					161.5
		Bathonian					165.3
		Bajocian					168.2
		Aalenian					170.9
	Early Jurassic	Toarcian					174.7
		Pliensbachian					184.2
		Sinemurian					192.9
		Hettangian					199.5
Triassic	Late Triassic	Rhaetian					201.4
		Norian					208.5
		Carnian					227
	Middle Triassic	Ladinian					237
	Middle Triassic	Anisian					242
	Early Triassic	Olenekian					247.2
	Early Triassic	Induan					251.2
Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian					251.902
	Lopingian	Wuchiapingian					254.14
	Guadalupian	Capitanian					259.51
		Wordian					264.28
		Roadian					266.9
	Cisuralian	Kungurian					273.01
		Artinskian					283.5
		Sakmarian					290.1
		Asselian					293.52
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian					298.9
		Kasimovian	303.7
		Moscovian	307
		Bashkirian	315.2
	Mississippian	Serpukhovian	323.2
		Visean	330.9
		Tournaisian	346.7
Devonian	Late Devonian	Famennian	358.9
	Late Devonian	Frasnian	372.2
	Middle Devonian	Givetian	382.7
	Middle Devonian	Eifelian	387.7
	Early Devonian	Emsian	393.3
		Pragian	407.6
		Lochkovian	410.8
Silurian	Pridoli		419.2
	Ludlow	Ludfordian	423
	Ludlow	Gorstian	425.6
	Wenlock	Homerian	427.4
	Wenlock	Sheinwoodian	430.5
	Llandovery	Telychian	433.4
		Aeronian	438.5
		Rhuddanian	440.8
Ordovician	Late Ordovician	Hirnantian	443.8
		Katian	445.2
		Sandbian	453
	Middle Ordovician	Darriwilian	458.4
	Middle Ordovician	Dapingian	467.3
	Early Ordovician	Floian	470
	Early Ordovician	Tremadocian	477.7
Cambrian	Furongian	Stage 10	Niuchehean	Taoyuanian †	Franconian †/Dresbachian/Millardan	485.4
		Stage 10	Niuchehean			Sunwaptan	487.5
		Jiangshanian	Jiangshanian			Sunwaptan	489.5
		Jiangshanian	Jiangshanian			Steptoean	493 *
		Paibian	Paibian				494
		Paibian	Paibian	Waergangian †/Youshuanian			494.9 *
	Miaolingian	Guzhangian	Guzhangian	Wangcunian †	Marjumian	Albertian †	497
		Drumian	Drumian	Wangcunian †	Marjumian		500.5
		Wuliuan	Wuliuan/Taijangian		Topazan		504.5
		Wuliuan	Wuliuan/Taijangian		Delamaran		506.5
	Series 2	Stage 4	Duyunian		Delamaran	Waucoban †	509
		Stage 4	Duyunian		Dyeran		511 *
		Stage 3	Nangaoian		Dyeran		514
					Montezuman		514.8 *
					Begadean		519.9 *
	Terreneuvian	Stage 2	Meishucunian				521
		Fortunian	Meishucunian				529
		Fortunian	Jinnigian				530.7
							538.8