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
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-Jurassic of New Zealand		Permian of the Russian Platform		Obsolete Carboniferous Ages of China	Permian of Western Europe	Carbo-Permian of the Russian Platform	Carboniferous of Western Europe
Jurassic	Late Jurassic	Tithonian		Oteke	Puaroan								145
		Kimmeridgian		Oteke	Puaroan								149.2
				Kawhia	Ohauan								150
					Heterian								154.5
		Oxfordian											154.8
	Middle Jurassic	Callovian											161.5
		Callovian			Temaikan								164.3
		Bathonian											165.3
		Bajocian											168.2
		Aalenian											170.9
	Early Jurassic	Toarcian											174.7
		Toarcian		Herangi	Ururoan								176
		Pliensbachian			Ururoan								184.2
		Pliensbachian			Aratauran								188.9
		Sinemurian											192.9
		Hettangian											199.5
Triassic	Late Triassic	Rhaetian		Balfour	Otapirian								201.4
		Norian			Warepan								208.5
					Otamitan								217
					Oretian								221
		Carnian			Oretian								227
		Carnian		Gore	Kaihikuan								227.5
	Middle Triassic	Ladinian			Kaihikuan								237
		Ladinian			Etalian								238
		Anisian			Etalian								242
		Anisian			Malakovian								246
	Early Triassic	Olenekian			Malakovian								247.2
		Olenekian			Nelsonian								249
		Induan			Nelsonian								251.2
		Induan		DUrville	Makarewan								251.5
Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian	Meishanian		Makarewan					Melekhovian			251.902
			Meishanian		Waiitian								253.2
			Baoqingian										253.4 *
		Wuchiapingian	Laoshanian						Zechstein				254.14
					Puruhauan								254.2
						Tatarian	Vyatkian						256.8 *
			Laibinian				Vyatkian						257.7 *
	Guadalupian	Capitanian	Lengwuan	Aparima	Flettian		Severodvinian		Rotliegendes				259.51
		Wordian	Kuhfengian				Urzhumian						264.28
										Noginskian			264.9 *
					Barettian								266
		Roadian				Kazanian	Povolzhian						266.9
		Roadian				Kazanian	Sokian						270.7 *
	Cisuralian	Kungurian	Luodianian			Kungurian	Irenian/Ufimian						273.01
					Mangapirian		Irenian/Ufimian						276
							Filipovian						276.5 *
							Filipovian			Pavlovoposadian			276.8 *
							Saraninian						280.1 *
		Artinskian				Artinskian	Sarginian		Autunian				283.5
					Telfordian								285
			Longlinian										285.4 *
							Irginian						285.9 *
							Irginian			Rusavkinian			287.6 *
							Burtsevian						287.8 *
							Burtsevian						288.5
		Sakmarian				Sakmarian	Sterlitamakian						290.1
		Sakmarian				Sakmarian	Tastubian						291.7 *
		Asselian	Zisongian			Asselian	Shikhanian						293.52
							Uskalykian						294.8
							Surenian						297.5
							Surenian				Kuzel		297.7
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian						Mapingian †					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 *
										Krevyakinian			305.9
		Moscovian								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								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								Zapaltjubian		Chokierian	323.2
										Zapaltjubian		Arnsbergian	324 *
										Protvian			324.4 *
										Steshevian			326.8 *
										Steshevian		Pendleian	327.4 *
										Tarusian		Pendleian	329 *
		Visean								Venevian	Warnantian	Brigantian †	330.9
										Mikhailovian			331.9 *
										Aleksinian			333.7 *
										Tulian			335.8 *
										Tulian	Livian	Asbian †	336.3 *
										Bobrikian	Livian	Asbian †	339.9 *
										Bobrikian	Moliniacian	Holkerian †/Arundian/Chadian	340.2 *
										Radaevkian	Moliniacian	Holkerian †/Arundian/Chadian	343.4 *
		Tournaisian								Kosvian	Ivorian		346.7
										Kizelian			350.7 *
										Cherepetian			351.9 *
										Cherepetian	Hastarian		353.7 *
										Karakubian			354.4 *
										Upinian			356.3 *
										Malevkian			357.6 *
										Gumerovian			358 *
													358.9