PBDB Timescale

Carboniferous of Western Europe

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
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			Carboniferous of Western Europe		Permian of North America		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					Permian 4	251.902
	Lopingian	Wuchiapingian						254.14
	Guadalupian	Capitanian			Capitanian			259.51
		Wordian			Wordian			264.28
		Roadian			Roadian		Permian 3	266.9
	Cisuralian	Kungurian			Leonardian	Cathedralian	Permian 2	273.01
		Kungurian				Hessian		281.9 *
		Artinskian				Hessian		283.5
		Artinskian			Wolfcampian	Lenoxian		286.1 *
		Sakmarian				Lenoxian		290.1
		Asselian	Nealian	Permian 1		293.52
		Asselian	Nealian	Permian 1		Kuzel	297.7
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian			Carboniferous 5	Kuzel	298.9
						Stephanian	Stephanian C	300.3 *
							Stephanian B	300.9 *
							Stephanian A	301.4 *
		Kasimovian					Stephanian A	303.7
		Kasimovian					Cantabrian	305 *
		Moscovian			Carboniferous 4		Cantabrian	307
						Westphalian	Westphalian D	307.4 *
							Westphalian C	309.8
							Westphalian B	314.6
		Bashkirian					Westphalian B	315.2
							Westphalian A	317 *
						Namurian	Yeadonian	318.8 *
							Marsdenian	320.2 *
							Kinderscoutian	321.5 *
							Alportian	322 *
							Chokierian	323.1 *
	Mississippian	Serpukhovian			Carboniferous 3		Chokierian	323.2
							Arnsbergian	324 *
							Pendleian	327.4 *
		Visean			Warnantian	Brigantian †	Carboniferous 2	330.9
					Livian	Asbian †		336.3 *
					Moliniacian	Holkerian †/Arundian/Chadian		340.2 *
		Tournaisian			Ivorian		Carboniferous 1	346.7
		Tournaisian			Hastarian		Carboniferous 1	353.7 *
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