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
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

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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 Western Europe	Ten Million Year Bins	Carboniferous Subepochs	Carboniferous of Western Europe		Permian of the Pamirs	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		Permian 4				Dorashamian	Melekhovian	251.902
		Changhsingian	Baoqingian						Dorashamian		253.4 *
		Wuchiapingian	Laoshanian	Zechstein					Dzhulfian		254.14
		Wuchiapingian	Laibinian	Zechstein					Dzhulfian		257.7 *
	Guadalupian	Capitanian	Lengwuan	Rotliegendes					Midian		259.51
		Wordian	Kuhfengian								264.28
										Noginskian	264.9 *
									Murgabian		266.2 *
		Roadian			Permian 3				Murgabian		266.9
	Cisuralian	Kungurian	Luodianian		Permian 2				Kubergandian		273.01
						Pavlovoposadian	276.8 *		Kubergandian
							Bolorian	279.8
		Artinskian		Autunian				283.5
			Longlinian					285.4 *
							Yakhtashian	286
						Rusavkinian	Yakhtashian	287.6 *
		Sakmarian					Sakmarian	290.1
		Asselian	Zisongian		Permian 1		Asselian	293.52
		Asselian			Permian 1		Asselian	Kuzel	297.7
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian			Carboniferous 5		Late Pennsylvanian			298.9
										300.1
								Stephanian		Stephanian C	300.3 *
										Stephanian B	300.9 *
										Stephanian A	301.4 *
		Kasimovian				Dorogomilovian					303.7
						Khamovnikian					304.8
						Khamovnikian				Cantabrian	305 *
						Krevyakinian					305.8 *
		Moscovian			Carboniferous 4	Middle Pennsylvanian	Myachkovian				307
							Myachkovian	Westphalian		Westphalian D	307.4 *
							Podolskian			Westphalian D	308.9 *
							Podolskian			Westphalian C	309.8
							Kashirian				311.4 *
							Vereian				313.8
							Vereian			Westphalian B	314.6
							Melekessian				314.8
		Bashkirian				Early Pennsylvanian	Melekessian				315.2
							Cheremshanian				316.9 *
							Cheremshanian			Westphalian A	317 *
							Prikamian			Westphalian A	318.6 *
							Prikamian	Namurian		Yeadonian	318.8 *
							Severokeltmian			Yeadonian	319.9 *
							Severokeltmian			Marsdenian	320.2 *
							Krasnopolyanian			Marsdenian	321.2 *
							Krasnopolyanian			Kinderscoutian	321.5 *
							Voznesenian			Kinderscoutian	321.9 *
										Alportian	322 *
										Chokierian	323.1 *
	Mississippian	Serpukhovian			Carboniferous 3	Late Mississippian	Zapaltjubian			Chokierian	323.2
							Zapaltjubian			Arnsbergian	324 *
							Protvian				324.4 *
							Steshevian				326.8 *
							Steshevian			Pendleian	327.4 *
							Tarusian			Pendleian	329 *
		Visean			Carboniferous 2	Middle Mississippian	Warnantian	Brigantian †		Venevian	330.9
										Mikhailovian	331.9 *
										Aleksinian	333.7 *
										Tulian	335.8 *
							Livian	Asbian †		Tulian	336.3 *
							Livian	Asbian †		Bobrikian	339.9 *
							Moliniacian	Holkerian †/Arundian/Chadian		Bobrikian	340.2 *
							Moliniacian	Holkerian †/Arundian/Chadian		Radaevkian	343.4 *
		Tournaisian			Carboniferous 1	Early Mississippian	Ivorian			Kosvian	346.7
										Kizelian	350.7 *
										Cherepetian	351.9 *
							Hastarian			Cherepetian	353.7 *
										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
											419.2