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.

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International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Permian of China	Permian Subages of Germany	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				Triassic 1			247.2
	Early Triassic	Induan				Triassic 1			251.2
Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian	Meishanian	Buntsandstein		Permian 4		Melekhovian	251.902
		Changhsingian	Baoqingian						253.4 *
		Wuchiapingian	Laoshanian				Zechstein		254.14
		Wuchiapingian	Laibinian				Zechstein		257.7 *
	Guadalupian	Capitanian	Lengwuan	Ohre/Aller			Rotliegendes		259.51
		Wordian	Kuhfengian	Leine					264.28
		Wordian		Leine				Noginskian	264.9 *
		Roadian				Permian 3			266.9
	Cisuralian	Kungurian	Luodianian			Permian 2			273.01
		Kungurian						Pavlovoposadian	276.8 *
		Artinskian			Autunian		283.5
			Longlinian				285.4 *
							Rusavkinian	287.6 *
		Sakmarian						290.1
		Asselian	Zisongian			Permian 1		293.52
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian	Zisongian		Late Pennsylvanian	Carboniferous 5			298.9
		Gzhelian							300.1
		Kasimovian					Dorogomilovian		303.7
							Khamovnikian		304.8
							Krevyakinian		305.8 *
		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 *
							Prikamian		318.6 *
							Severokeltmian		319.9 *
							Krasnopolyanian		321.2 *
							Voznesenian		321.9 *
	Mississippian	Serpukhovian			Late Mississippian	Carboniferous 3	Zapaltjubian		323.2
							Protvian		324.4 *
							Steshevian		326.8 *
							Tarusian		329 *
		Visean			Middle Mississippian	Carboniferous 2	Venevian		330.9
							Mikhailovian		331.9 *
							Aleksinian		333.7 *
							Tulian		335.8 *
							Bobrikian		339.9 *
							Radaevkian		343.4 *
		Tournaisian			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		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