PBDB Timescale

Permian of the Salt Range

The interval definitions in this timescale are derived from the following sources:

F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 view
F. M. Gradstein, F. P. Agterberg, J. G. Ogg, J. Hardenbol, P. Van Veen, J. Thierry, and Z. Huang. 1995. A Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous time scale. SEPM Special Publication 54 view
J. Palfy, P. L. Smith, and J. K. Mortensen. 2000. A U-Pb and 40Ar/39Ar time scale for the Jurassic. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 37(6):923-944 view

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Interval boundaries marked with * have been interpolated based on the differences between the ages for international timescale boundaries quoted in the source and the currently accepted ages for those boundaries.

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International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Permian of the Salt Range	Permian of China	Mesozoic Subages		Permian of Western Europe
Cretaceous	Late Cretaceous	Maastrichtian			Late Maastrichtian/Early Maastrichtian			66
		Campanian			Late Campanian/Middle Campanian/Early Campanian			72.1
		Santonian			Late Santonian/Middle Santonian/Early Santonian			83.6
		Coniacian			Late Coniacian/Middle Coniacian/Early Coniacian			86.3
		Turonian			Late Turonian/Middle Turonian/Early Turonian			89.8
		Cenomanian			Late Cenomanian/Middle Cenomanian/Early Cenomanian			93.9
	Early Cretaceous	Albian			Late Albian			100.5
					Middle Albian			106.2 *
					Early Albian			109.9 *
		Aptian			Late Aptian			113
		Aptian			Early Aptian			119.5 *
		Barremian			Late Barremian/Early Barremian			121.4
		Hauterivian			Late Hauterivian/Early Hauterivian			125.77
		Valanginian			Late Valanginian/Early Valanginian			132.6
		Berriasian			Late Berriasian			139.8
					Middle Berriasian			140.6 *
					Early Berriasian			142.7 *
Jurassic	Late Jurassic	Tithonian			Late Tithonian	Middle Tithonian		145
		Tithonian			Early Tithonian	Middle Tithonian		146.3 *
		Kimmeridgian			Late Kimmeridgian			149.2
		Kimmeridgian			Early Kimmeridgian			152.2 *
		Oxfordian			Late Oxfordian	Middle Oxfordian/Early Oxfordian		154.8
		Oxfordian				Middle Oxfordian/Early Oxfordian		157.9 *
	Middle Jurassic	Callovian			Late Callovian/Middle Callovian/Early Callovian			161.5
		Bathonian			Late Bathonian/Middle Bathonian/Early Bathonian			165.3
		Bajocian			Late Bajocian			168.2
		Bajocian			Early Bajocian			168.6 *
		Aalenian			Late Aalenian/Middle Aalenian/Early Aalenian			170.9
	Early Jurassic	Toarcian			Late Toarcian			174.7
					Middle Toarcian			180.4 *
					Early Toarcian			182.9 *
		Pliensbachian			Late Pliensbachian/Early Pliensbachian			184.2
		Sinemurian			Late Sinemurian/Early Sinemurian			192.9
		Hettangian			Late Hettangian/Middle Hettangian/Early Hettangian			199.5
Triassic	Late Triassic	Rhaetian						201.4
		Norian			Sevatian			208.5
					Alaunian			213.2 *
					Lacian			216.7 *
		Carnian			Tuvalian			227
		Carnian			Julian			233.4 *
	Middle Triassic	Ladinian			Longobardian			237
		Ladinian			Fassanian			239.7 *
		Anisian			Illyrian			242
					Pelsonian			243.8 *
					Bithynian			244.7 *
					Aegean			245.5 *
	Early Triassic	Olenekian			Spathian			247.2
		Olenekian			Smithian			248.9 *
		Induan			Dienerian			251.2
					Griesbachian			251.4 *
			Kathwai		Griesbachian			251.5 *
Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian	Kathwai	Meishanian				251.902
								252.4 *
			Chhidru					252.9 *
				Baoqingian				253.4 *
		Wuchiapingian		Laoshanian			Zechstein	254.14
			Kalabagh					255 *
			Wargal					256 *
				Laibinian				257.7 *
	Guadalupian	Capitanian		Lengwuan			Rotliegendes	259.51
		Wordian		Kuhfengian				264.28
								265.3 *
			Amb					266.1 *
		Roadian	Amb					266.9
		Roadian						270.7 *
	Cisuralian	Kungurian		Luodianian				273.01
		Artinskian		Luodianian			Autunian	283.5
		Artinskian		Longlinian				285.4 *
		Sakmarian		Longlinian				290.1
		Asselian		Zisongian				293.52
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian		Zisongian				298.9
								300.1