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

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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	Obsolete Carboniferous Ages of China	Permian of the Russian Platform		Permian of the Pamirs	Carboniferous of China	Ten Million Year Bins
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				Dorashamian		Permian 4	251.902
		Changhsingian	Baoqingian				Dorashamian			253.4 *
		Wuchiapingian	Laoshanian				Dzhulfian			254.14
			Laoshanian		Tatarian	Vyatkian				256.8 *
			Laibinian			Vyatkian				257.7 *
	Guadalupian	Capitanian	Lengwuan			Severodvinian	Midian			259.51
		Wordian	Kuhfengian			Urzhumian	Midian			264.28
		Wordian				Urzhumian	Murgabian			266.2 *
		Roadian			Kazanian	Povolzhian			Permian 3	266.9
		Roadian			Kazanian	Sokian			Permian 3	270.7 *
	Cisuralian	Kungurian	Luodianian	Kungurian	Irenian/Ufimian	Kubergandian	Permian 2	273.01
					Filipovian	Kubergandian		276.5 *
					Filipovian	Bolorian		279.8
					Saraninian			280.1 *
		Artinskian		Artinskian	Sarginian			283.5
			Longlinian		Sarginian			285.4 *
					Irginian			285.9 *
					Irginian	Yakhtashian		286
					Burtsevian	Yakhtashian		287.8 *
		Sakmarian		Sakmarian	Sterlitamakian	Sakmarian		290.1
		Sakmarian		Sakmarian	Tastubian	Sakmarian		291.7 *
		Asselian	Zisongian	Asselian	Shikhanian	Asselian	Permian 1	293.52
					Uskalykian			294.8
					Surenian			297.5
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian		Mapingian †				Carboniferous 5	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						Dewunian	Carboniferous 3	323.2
		Serpukhovian						Shangsian	Carboniferous 3	330.8 *
		Visean						Shangsian	Carboniferous 2	330.9
		Visean						Jiusian	Carboniferous 2	335 *
		Tournaisian						Tangbagouan	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