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	Permian of the Russian Platform		Obsolete Carboniferous Ages of China	Ten Million Year Bins	Permian of the Salt Range	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	Late Severodvinian/Early Severodvinian			259.51
		Wordian	Kuhfengian		Urzhumian	Late Urzhumian/Early Urzhumian			264.28
									265.3 *
								Amb	266.1 *
		Roadian		Kazanian	Povolzhian	Permian 3	Late Kazanian/Early Kazanian	Amb	266.9
		Roadian		Kazanian	Sokian	Permian 3	Late Kazanian/Early Kazanian		270.7 *
	Cisuralian	Kungurian	Luodianian	Kungurian	Irenian/Ufimian	Permian 2			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	Asselian	Shikhanian	Permian 1			293.52
					Uskalykian				294.8
					Surenian				297.5
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian				Mapingian †			Carboniferous 5	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