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	Carboniferous Subepochs	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		Late Pennsylvanian		Carboniferous 5	Mapingian †	298.9
								Xiaodushanian	300 *
									300.1
		Kasimovian							303.7
								Dalaun	305.8 *
									305.9
		Moscovian		Middle Pennsylvanian		Carboniferous 4			307
		Bashkirian		Early Pennsylvanian					315.2
								Huashibanian	318.5 *
								Lousuan	321.2 *
	Mississippian	Serpukhovian		Late Mississippian		Carboniferous 3		Dewunian	323.2
		Serpukhovian		Late Mississippian		Carboniferous 3		Shangsian	330.8 *
		Visean		Middle Mississippian		Carboniferous 2		Shangsian	330.9
		Visean		Middle Mississippian		Carboniferous 2		Jiusian	335 *
		Tournaisian		Early Mississippian		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