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		Carboniferous of North America	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
	Early Triassic	Induan		Triassic 1					Vokhmian	251.2
Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian	Meishanian	Permian 4						251.902
		Changhsingian	Baoqingian							253.4 *
		Wuchiapingian	Laoshanian						Late Vyatkian/Early Vyatkian	254.14
			Laoshanian		Tatarian	Vyatkian				256.8 *
			Laibinian			Vyatkian				257.7 *
	Guadalupian	Capitanian	Lengwuan			Severodvinian			Late Severodvinian/Early Severodvinian	259.51
		Wordian	Kuhfengian			Urzhumian			Late Urzhumian/Early Urzhumian	264.28
		Roadian		Permian 3	Kazanian	Povolzhian			Late Kazanian/Early Kazanian	266.9
		Roadian		Permian 3	Kazanian	Sokian			Late Kazanian/Early Kazanian	270.7 *
	Cisuralian	Kungurian	Luodianian	Permian 2	Kungurian	Irenian/Ufimian				273.01
						Filipovian	276.5 *
						Saraninian	280.1 *
		Artinskian			Artinskian	Sarginian	283.5
			Longlinian			Sarginian	285.4 *
						Irginian	285.9 *
						Burtsevian	287.8 *
		Sakmarian			Sakmarian	Sterlitamakian	290.1
		Sakmarian			Sakmarian	Tastubian	291.7 *
		Asselian	Zisongian	Permian 1	Asselian	Shikhanian	Bursumian †	293.52
						Uskalykian		294.8
						Surenian		297.5
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian		Carboniferous 5			Virgilian	Mapingian †		298.9
		Gzhelian					Virgilian			300.1
		Kasimovian					Missourian			303.7
		Kasimovian					Desmoinesian			305.9 *
		Moscovian		Carboniferous 4			Desmoinesian			307
		Moscovian					Atokan			312.7 *
		Bashkirian					Atokan			315.2
		Bashkirian					Morrowan			318.4 *
	Mississippian	Serpukhovian		Carboniferous 3			Chesterian			323.2
		Visean		Carboniferous 2			Chesterian			330.9
							Meramecian			335.8 *
							Osagean			343.1 *
		Tournaisian		Carboniferous 1			Osagean			346.7
		Tournaisian		Carboniferous 1			Kinderhookian			351.9 *
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