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 Pamirs	Carboniferous of China	Obsolete Carboniferous Ages of China	Permo-Triassic Subages of Eastern Europe	Carboniferous Subepochs	Ten Million Year Bins	Permian of Western Europe	Carbo-Permian of the Russian Platform
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					Vokhmian		Triassic 1			247.2
	Early Triassic	Induan					Vokhmian		Triassic 1			251.2
Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian	Meishanian	Dorashamian					Permian 4		Melekhovian	251.902
		Changhsingian	Baoqingian	Dorashamian								253.4 *
		Wuchiapingian	Laoshanian	Dzhulfian			Late Vyatkian/Early Vyatkian			Zechstein		254.14
		Wuchiapingian	Laibinian	Dzhulfian			Late Vyatkian/Early Vyatkian			Zechstein		257.7 *
	Guadalupian	Capitanian	Lengwuan	Midian			Late Severodvinian/Early Severodvinian			Rotliegendes		259.51
		Wordian	Kuhfengian				Late Urzhumian/Early Urzhumian					264.28
											Noginskian	264.9 *
				Murgabian								266.2 *
		Roadian		Murgabian			Late Kazanian/Early Kazanian		Permian 3			266.9
	Cisuralian	Kungurian	Luodianian	Kubergandian					Permian 2			273.01
				Kubergandian	Pavlovoposadian	276.8 *
				Bolorian		279.8
		Artinskian				Autunian		283.5
			Longlinian					285.4 *
				Yakhtashian				286
				Yakhtashian	Rusavkinian			287.6 *
		Sakmarian		Sakmarian				290.1
		Asselian	Zisongian	Asselian				Permian 1	293.52
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian				Mapingian †		Late Pennsylvanian	Carboniferous 5		298.9
											Xiaodushanian	300 *
												300.1
		Kasimovian			Dorogomilovian							303.7
					Khamovnikian							304.8
					Dalaun						Krevyakinian	305.8 *
											Krevyakinian	305.9
		Moscovian						Middle Pennsylvanian	Carboniferous 4		Myachkovian	307
											Podolskian	308.9 *
											Kashirian	311.4 *
											Vereian	313.8
											Melekessian	314.8
		Bashkirian						Early Pennsylvanian			Melekessian	315.2
											Cheremshanian	316.9 *
					Huashibanian						Cheremshanian	318.5 *
											Prikamian	318.6 *
											Severokeltmian	319.9 *
					Lousuan						Krasnopolyanian	321.2 *
					Lousuan						Voznesenian	321.9 *
	Mississippian	Serpukhovian			Dewunian			Late Mississippian	Carboniferous 3		Zapaltjubian	323.2
											Protvian	324.4 *
											Steshevian	326.8 *
											Tarusian	329 *
					Shangsian						Tarusian	330.8 *
		Visean						Middle Mississippian	Carboniferous 2		Venevian	330.9
											Mikhailovian	331.9 *
											Aleksinian	333.7 *
					Jiusian						Aleksinian	335 *
											Tulian	335.8 *
											Bobrikian	339.9 *
											Radaevkian	343.4 *
		Tournaisian			Tangbagouan			Early Mississippian	Carboniferous 1		Kosvian	346.7
											Kizelian	350.7 *
											Cherepetian	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
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		500.5			Cambrian 4
		Wuliuan		Cambrian 3			504.5
	Series 2	Stage 4	509	Cambrian 3
	Series 2	Stage 3	Cambrian 2	514
	Terreneuvian	Stage 2	Cambrian 2	521
	Terreneuvian	Fortunian	Cambrian 1	529
												538.8