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
W. B. Harland, R. L. Armstrong, A. V. Cox, L. E. Craig, A. G. Smith and D. G. Smith. 1990. A Geologic Time Scale 1989. view
F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 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	Carbo-Permian of the Russian Platform	Permian of the Russian Platform		Permian Subages of Germany	Carboniferous of North America
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						247.2
	Early Triassic	Induan		Triassic 1						251.2
Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian	Meishanian	Permian 4	Melekhovian			Buntsandstein		251.902
		Changhsingian	Baoqingian							253.4 *
		Wuchiapingian	Laoshanian							254.14
			Laoshanian			Tatarian	Vyatkian			256.8 *
			Laibinian				Vyatkian			257.7 *
	Guadalupian	Capitanian	Lengwuan				Severodvinian	Ohre/Aller		259.51
		Wordian	Kuhfengian				Urzhumian	Leine		264.28
		Wordian			Noginskian		Urzhumian	Leine		264.9 *
		Roadian		Permian 3		Kazanian	Povolzhian			266.9
		Roadian		Permian 3		Kazanian	Sokian			270.7 *
	Cisuralian	Kungurian	Luodianian	Permian 2		Kungurian	Irenian/Ufimian		273.01
							Filipovian		276.5 *
					Pavlovoposadian		Filipovian		276.8 *
							Saraninian		280.1 *
		Artinskian				Artinskian	Sarginian		283.5
			Longlinian				Sarginian		285.4 *
							Irginian		285.9 *
					Rusavkinian		Irginian		287.6 *
							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	298.9
		Gzhelian							Virgilian	300.1
		Kasimovian			Dorogomilovian				Missourian	303.7
					Khamovnikian					304.8
					Krevyakinian					305.8 *
					Krevyakinian				Desmoinesian	305.9 *
		Moscovian		Carboniferous 4	Myachkovian					307
					Podolskian					308.9 *
					Kashirian					311.4 *
					Kashirian				Atokan	312.7 *
					Vereian					313.8
					Melekessian					314.8
		Bashkirian			Melekessian					315.2
					Cheremshanian					316.9 *
					Cheremshanian				Morrowan	318.4 *
					Prikamian					318.6 *
					Severokeltmian					319.9 *
					Krasnopolyanian					321.2 *
					Voznesenian					321.9 *
	Mississippian	Serpukhovian		Carboniferous 3	Zapaltjubian				Chesterian	323.2
					Protvian					324.4 *
					Steshevian					326.8 *
					Tarusian					329 *
		Visean		Carboniferous 2	Venevian					330.9
					Mikhailovian					331.9 *
					Aleksinian					333.7 *
					Tulian				Meramecian	335.8 *
					Bobrikian				Meramecian	339.9 *
					Bobrikian				Osagean	343.1 *
					Radaevkian					343.4 *
		Tournaisian		Carboniferous 1	Kosvian					346.7
					Kizelian					350.7 *
					Cherepetian				Kinderhookian	351.9 *
					Karakubian					354.4 *
					Upinian					356.3 *
					Malevkian					357.6 *
					Gumerovian					358 *
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
										419.2