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
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 view
There are 12 timescales which overlap this one. show
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.
This timescale is used in the definition of 3291 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Carboniferous of Western Europe | Permian of North America | Permian of the Pamirs | Obsolete Carboniferous Ages of China | Carboniferous of China | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permian | Lopingian | Changhsingian | Dorashamian | 251.902 | ||||||
| Wuchiapingian | Dzhulfian | 254.14 | ||||||||
| Guadalupian | Capitanian | Capitanian | Midian | 259.51 | ||||||
| Wordian | Wordian | 264.28 | ||||||||
| Murgabian | 266.2 * | |||||||||
| Roadian | Roadian | 266.9 | ||||||||
| Cisuralian | Kungurian | Leonardian | Cathedralian | Kubergandian | 273.01 | |||||
| Bolorian | 279.8 | |||||||||
| Hessian | 281.9 * | |||||||||
| Artinskian | 283.5 | |||||||||
| Yakhtashian | 286 | |||||||||
| Wolfcampian | Lenoxian | 286.1 * | ||||||||
| Sakmarian | Sakmarian | 290.1 | ||||||||
| Asselian | Nealian | Asselian | 293.52 | |||||||
| Kuzel | 297.7 | |||||||||
| Carboniferous | Pennsylvanian | Gzhelian | Mapingian † | 298.9 | ||||||
| Xiaodushanian | 300 * | |||||||||
| Stephanian | Stephanian C | 300.3 * | ||||||||
| Stephanian B | 300.9 * | |||||||||
| Stephanian A | 301.4 * | |||||||||
| Kasimovian | 303.7 | |||||||||
| Cantabrian | 305 * | |||||||||
| Dalaun | 305.8 * | |||||||||
| 305.9 | ||||||||||
| Moscovian | 307 | |||||||||
| Westphalian | Westphalian D | 307.4 * | ||||||||
| Westphalian C | 309.8 | |||||||||
| Westphalian B | 314.6 | |||||||||
| Bashkirian | 315.2 | |||||||||
| Westphalian A | 317 * | |||||||||
| Huashibanian | 318.5 * | |||||||||
| Namurian | Yeadonian | 318.8 * | ||||||||
| Marsdenian | 320.2 * | |||||||||
| Lousuan | 321.2 * | |||||||||
| Kinderscoutian | 321.5 * | |||||||||
| Alportian | 322 * | |||||||||
| Chokierian | 323.1 * | |||||||||
| Mississippian | Serpukhovian | Dewunian | 323.2 | |||||||
| Arnsbergian | 324 * | |||||||||
| Pendleian | 327.4 * | |||||||||
| Shangsian | 330.8 * | |||||||||
| Visean | Warnantian | Brigantian † | 330.9 | |||||||
| Jiusian | 335 * | |||||||||
| Livian | Asbian † | 336.3 * | ||||||||
| Moliniacian | Holkerian †/Arundian/Chadian | 340.2 * | ||||||||
| Tournaisian | Ivorian | Tangbagouan | 346.7 | |||||||
| Hastarian | 353.7 * | |||||||||
| 358.9 | ||||||||||