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
J. I. Raine, A. G. Beu, A. F. Boyes, H. J. Campbell, R. A. Cooper, J. S. Crampton, M. P. Crundwell, C. J. Hollis, and H. E. G. Morgans. 2015. Revised Calibration of the New Zealand Geological Timescale: NZGT2015/1. GNS Science Report 2012(39) 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 of the Salt Range	Permian of the Pamirs	Ten Million Year Bins	Permian of Western Europe	Permian-Jurassic of New Zealand
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		Oteke	Puaroan	145
		Kimmeridgian				Jurassic 5		Oteke	Puaroan	149.2
								Kawhia	Ohauan	150
									Heterian	154.5
		Oxfordian								154.8
	Middle Jurassic	Callovian								161.5
		Callovian							Temaikan	164.3
		Bathonian				Jurassic 4				165.3
		Bajocian				Jurassic 4				168.2
		Aalenian				Jurassic 3				170.9
	Early Jurassic	Toarcian								174.7
		Toarcian						Herangi	Ururoan	176
		Pliensbachian				Jurassic 2			Ururoan	184.2
		Pliensbachian				Jurassic 2			Aratauran	188.9
		Sinemurian				Jurassic 1				192.9
		Hettangian				Jurassic 1				199.5
Triassic	Late Triassic	Rhaetian				Triassic 4		Balfour	Otapirian	201.4
		Norian							Warepan	208.5
									Otamitan	217
									Oretian	221
		Carnian				Triassic 3			Oretian	227
		Carnian				Triassic 3		Gore	Kaihikuan	227.5
	Middle Triassic	Ladinian				Triassic 2			Kaihikuan	237
		Ladinian							Etalian	238
		Anisian							Etalian	242
		Anisian							Malakovian	246
	Early Triassic	Olenekian				Triassic 1			Malakovian	247.2
		Olenekian							Nelsonian	249
		Induan	251.2						Nelsonian
		Induan	Kathwai	DUrville	Makarewan		251.5 *
Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian	Kathwai			Meishanian	Dorashamian	Permian 4	251.902
									252.4 *
			Chhidru						252.9 *
					Waiitian				253.2
						Baoqingian			253.4 *
		Wuchiapingian				Laoshanian	Dzhulfian		Zechstein	254.14
					Puruhauan					254.2
			Kalabagh							255 *
			Wargal							256 *
						Laibinian				257.7 *
	Guadalupian	Capitanian		Lengwuan	Midian	Rotliegendes	Aparima		Flettian	259.51
		Wordian		Kuhfengian						264.28
										265.3 *
									Barettian	266
			Amb							266.1 *
					Murgabian					266.2 *
		Roadian						Permian 3		266.9
		Roadian						Permian 3		270.7 *
	Cisuralian	Kungurian		Luodianian	Kubergandian			Permian 2		273.01
					Kubergandian				Mangapirian	276
					Bolorian					279.8
		Artinskian				Autunian				283.5
									Telfordian	285
				Longlinian						285.4 *
					Yakhtashian					286
					Yakhtashian					288.5
		Sakmarian			Sakmarian					290.1
		Asselian		Zisongian	Asselian			Permian 1		293.52
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian		Zisongian		Carboniferous 5				298.9
		Gzhelian								300.1
		Kasimovian								303.7
		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