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	Permian Subages of Germany	Ten Million Year Bins	Obsolete Carboniferous Ages of China	Carboniferous of China
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	Buntsandstein	Permian 4			251.902
		Changhsingian	Baoqingian					253.4 *
		Wuchiapingian	Laoshanian					254.14
		Wuchiapingian	Laibinian					257.7 *
	Guadalupian	Capitanian	Lengwuan	Ohre/Aller				259.51
		Wordian	Kuhfengian	Leine				264.28
		Roadian	Kuhfengian		Permian 3			266.9
	Cisuralian	Kungurian	Luodianian		Permian 2			273.01
		Artinskian	Luodianian					283.5
		Artinskian	Longlinian					285.4 *
		Sakmarian	Longlinian			290.1
		Asselian	Zisongian		Permian 1	293.52
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian			Carboniferous 5	Mapingian †	298.9
							Xiaodushanian	300 *
								300.1
		Kasimovian						303.7
							Dalaun	305.8 *
								305.9
		Moscovian			Carboniferous 4			307
		Bashkirian						315.2
							Huashibanian	318.5 *
							Lousuan	321.2 *
	Mississippian	Serpukhovian			Carboniferous 3		Dewunian	323.2
		Serpukhovian			Carboniferous 3		Shangsian	330.8 *
		Visean			Carboniferous 2		Shangsian	330.9
		Visean			Carboniferous 2		Jiusian	335 *
		Tournaisian			Carboniferous 1		Tangbagouan	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