PBDB Timescale

Permian of China

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, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 view
A. G. Sennikov and V. K. Golubev. 2006. Vyazniki Biotic Assemblage of the Terminal Permian. Paleontological Journal 40(suppl. 4):S475-S481 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.

Interval names marked with † are no longer in current use.

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International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Permian of China	Ten Million Year Bins	Permian of the Russian Platform		Permian of North America		Permian of the Salt Range	Obsolete Carboniferous Ages of China	Permo-Triassic Subages of Eastern Europe
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan		Cenozoic 6								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		Cenozoic 5								11.63
		Langhian										13.82
		Burdigalian										15.98
		Aquitanian										20.44
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian		Cenozoic 4								23.03
	Oligocene	Rupelian		Cenozoic 4								27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian		Cenozoic 3								33.9
		Bartonian		Cenozoic 3								37.71
		Lutetian		Cenozoic 2								41.2
		Ypresian		Cenozoic 2								47.8
	Paleocene	Thanetian		Cenozoic 1								56
		Selandian										59.2
		Danian										61.6
Cretaceous	Late Cretaceous	Maastrichtian		Cretaceous 8								66
		Campanian		Cretaceous 7								72.1
		Santonian		Cretaceous 6								83.6
		Coniacian										86.3
		Turonian										89.8
		Cenomanian		Cretaceous 5								93.9
	Early Cretaceous	Albian		Cretaceous 4								100.5
		Aptian		Cretaceous 3								113
		Barremian		Cretaceous 2								121.4
		Hauterivian		Cretaceous 2								125.77
		Valanginian		Cretaceous 1								132.6
		Berriasian		Cretaceous 1								139.8
Jurassic	Late Jurassic	Tithonian		Jurassic 6								145
		Kimmeridgian		Jurassic 5								149.2
		Oxfordian										154.8
	Middle Jurassic	Callovian										161.5
		Bathonian		Jurassic 4								165.3
		Bajocian		Jurassic 4								168.2
		Aalenian		Jurassic 3								170.9
	Early Jurassic	Toarcian		Jurassic 3								174.7
		Pliensbachian		Jurassic 2								184.2
		Sinemurian		Jurassic 1								192.9
		Hettangian		Jurassic 1								199.5
Triassic	Late Triassic	Rhaetian		Triassic 4								201.4
		Norian		Triassic 4								208.5
		Carnian		Triassic 3								227
	Middle Triassic	Ladinian		Triassic 2								237
	Middle Triassic	Anisian		Triassic 2								242
	Early Triassic	Olenekian		Triassic 1							Vokhmian	247.2
		Induan										251.2
		Induan							Kathwai			251.5 *
Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian	Meishanian	Permian 4					Kathwai			251.902
												252.4 *
									Chhidru			252.9 *
			Baoqingian									253.4 *
		Wuchiapingian	Laoshanian								Late Vyatkian/Early Vyatkian	254.14
									Kalabagh			255 *
									Wargal			256 *
					Tatarian	Vyatkian						256.8 *
			Laibinian			Vyatkian						257.7 *
	Guadalupian	Capitanian	Lengwuan			Severodvinian	Capitanian	Late Severodvinian/Early Severodvinian		259.51
		Wordian	Kuhfengian			Urzhumian	Wordian	Late Urzhumian/Early Urzhumian		264.28
										265.3 *
									Amb	266.1 *
		Roadian		Permian 3	Kazanian	Povolzhian	Roadian	Late Kazanian/Early Kazanian	Amb	266.9
		Roadian		Permian 3	Kazanian	Sokian	Roadian	Late Kazanian/Early Kazanian		270.7 *
	Cisuralian	Kungurian	Luodianian	Permian 2	Kungurian	Irenian/Ufimian	Leonardian	Cathedralian			273.01
						Filipovian					276.5 *
						Saraninian					280.1 *
						Saraninian		Hessian			281.9 *
		Artinskian			Artinskian	Sarginian					283.5
			Longlinian			Sarginian					285.4 *
						Irginian					285.9 *
						Irginian	Wolfcampian	Lenoxian			286.1 *
						Burtsevian					287.8 *
		Sakmarian			Sakmarian	Sterlitamakian					290.1
		Sakmarian			Sakmarian	Tastubian					291.7 *
		Asselian	Zisongian	Permian 1	Asselian	Shikhanian		Nealian			293.52
						Uskalykian					294.8
						Surenian					297.5
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian		Carboniferous 5							Mapingian †	298.9
		Gzhelian										300.1
		Kasimovian										303.7
		Kasimovian										305.9
		Moscovian		Carboniferous 4								307
		Bashkirian		Carboniferous 4								315.2
	Mississippian	Serpukhovian		Carboniferous 3								323.2
		Visean		Carboniferous 2								330.9
		Tournaisian		Carboniferous 1								346.7
Devonian	Late Devonian	Famennian		Devonian 5								358.9
	Late Devonian	Frasnian		Devonian 4								372.2
	Middle Devonian	Givetian		Devonian 3								382.7
	Middle Devonian	Eifelian		Devonian 3								387.7
	Early Devonian	Emsian		Devonian 2								393.3
		Pragian		Devonian 1								407.6
		Lochkovian		Devonian 1								410.8
Silurian	Pridoli			Silurian 2								419.2
	Ludlow	Ludfordian										423
	Ludlow	Gorstian										425.6
	Wenlock	Homerian										427.4
	Wenlock	Sheinwoodian										430.5
	Llandovery	Telychian		Silurian 1								433.4
		Aeronian										438.5
		Rhuddanian										440.8
Ordovician	Late Ordovician	Hirnantian		Ordovician 5								443.8
		Katian		Ordovician 5								445.2
		Sandbian		Ordovician 4								453
	Middle Ordovician	Darriwilian		Ordovician 3								458.4
	Middle Ordovician	Dapingian		Ordovician 2								467.3
	Early Ordovician	Floian		Ordovician 2								470
	Early Ordovician	Tremadocian		Ordovician 1								477.7
Cambrian	Furongian	Stage 10		Cambrian 5								485.4
		Jiangshanian										489.5
		Paibian										494
	Miaolingian	Guzhangian		Cambrian 4								497
		Drumian		Cambrian 4								500.5
		Wuliuan		Cambrian 3								504.5
	Series 2	Stage 4		Cambrian 3								509
	Series 2	Stage 3		Cambrian 2								514
	Terreneuvian	Stage 2		Cambrian 2								521
	Terreneuvian	Fortunian		Cambrian 1								529
												538.8