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
J. I. Raine, A. G. Beu, A. F. Boyes, H. J. Campbell, R. A. Cooper, J. S. Crampton, M. P. Crundwell, C. J. Hollis, and H. E. G. Morgans. 2015. Revised Calibration of the New Zealand Geological Timescale: NZGT2015/1. GNS Science Report 2012(39) 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 China	Ten Million Year Bins	Permian-Jurassic of New Zealand
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	Oteke	Puaroan	145
		Kimmeridgian		Jurassic 5	Oteke	Puaroan	149.2
					Kawhia	Ohauan	150
						Heterian	154.5
		Oxfordian					154.8
	Middle Jurassic	Callovian					161.5
		Callovian				Temaikan	164.3
		Bathonian		Jurassic 4			165.3
		Bajocian		Jurassic 4			168.2
		Aalenian		Jurassic 3			170.9
	Early Jurassic	Toarcian					174.7
		Toarcian			Herangi	Ururoan	176
		Pliensbachian		Jurassic 2		Ururoan	184.2
		Pliensbachian		Jurassic 2		Aratauran	188.9
		Sinemurian		Jurassic 1			192.9
		Hettangian		Jurassic 1			199.5
Triassic	Late Triassic	Rhaetian		Triassic 4	Balfour	Otapirian	201.4
		Norian				Warepan	208.5
						Otamitan	217
						Oretian	221
		Carnian		Triassic 3		Oretian	227
		Carnian		Triassic 3	Gore	Kaihikuan	227.5
	Middle Triassic	Ladinian		Triassic 2		Kaihikuan	237
		Ladinian				Etalian	238
		Anisian				Etalian	242
		Anisian				Malakovian	246
	Early Triassic	Olenekian		Triassic 1		Malakovian	247.2
		Olenekian				Nelsonian	249
		Induan	251.2			Nelsonian
		Induan	DUrville		Makarewan	251.5
Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian		Meishanian	Makarewan	Permian 4	251.902
				Meishanian	Waiitian		253.2
				Baoqingian			253.4 *
		Wuchiapingian		Laoshanian			254.14
				Laoshanian	Puruhauan		254.2
				Laibinian	Puruhauan		257.7 *
	Guadalupian	Capitanian	Lengwuan	Aparima	Flettian		259.51
		Wordian	Kuhfengian		Flettian		264.28
		Wordian			Barettian		266
		Roadian				Permian 3	266.9
	Cisuralian	Kungurian	Luodianian			Permian 2	273.01
		Kungurian			Mangapirian		276
		Artinskian			Mangapirian		283.5
					Telfordian		285
			Longlinian		Telfordian		285.4 *
							288.5
		Sakmarian					290.1
		Asselian	Zisongian			Permian 1	293.52
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian	Zisongian			Carboniferous 5	298.9
		Gzhelian					300.1
		Kasimovian					303.7
		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