PBDB Timescale

Carboniferous 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
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

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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 China	Carbo-Permian of the Russian Platform	Carboniferous of Western Europe		Permian of China	Obsolete Carboniferous Ages of China
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan							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							11.63
		Langhian							13.82
		Burdigalian							15.98
		Aquitanian							20.44
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian							23.03
	Oligocene	Rupelian							27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian							33.9
		Bartonian							37.71
		Lutetian							41.2
		Ypresian							47.8
	Paleocene	Thanetian							56
		Selandian							59.2
		Danian							61.6
Cretaceous	Late Cretaceous	Maastrichtian							66
		Campanian							72.1
		Santonian							83.6
		Coniacian							86.3
		Turonian							89.8
		Cenomanian							93.9
	Early Cretaceous	Albian							100.5
		Aptian							113
		Barremian							121.4
		Hauterivian							125.77
		Valanginian							132.6
		Berriasian							139.8
Jurassic	Late Jurassic	Tithonian							145
		Kimmeridgian							149.2
		Oxfordian							154.8
	Middle Jurassic	Callovian							161.5
		Bathonian							165.3
		Bajocian							168.2
		Aalenian							170.9
	Early Jurassic	Toarcian							174.7
		Pliensbachian							184.2
		Sinemurian							192.9
		Hettangian							199.5
Triassic	Late Triassic	Rhaetian							201.4
		Norian							208.5
		Carnian							227
	Middle Triassic	Ladinian							237
	Middle Triassic	Anisian							242
	Early Triassic	Olenekian							247.2
	Early Triassic	Induan							251.2
Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian		Melekhovian			Meishanian		251.902
		Changhsingian					Baoqingian		253.4 *
		Wuchiapingian					Laoshanian		254.14
		Wuchiapingian					Laibinian		257.7 *
	Guadalupian	Capitanian					Lengwuan		259.51
		Wordian					Kuhfengian		264.28
		Wordian		Noginskian					264.9 *
		Roadian							266.9
	Cisuralian	Kungurian					Luodianian		273.01
		Kungurian		Pavlovoposadian					276.8 *
		Artinskian	283.5
			Longlinian		285.4 *
				Rusavkinian	287.6 *
		Sakmarian			290.1
		Asselian	Zisongian		293.52
		Asselian			Kuzel	297.7
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian				Mapingian †	298.9
							Xiaodushanian	300 *
								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 *
				Dalaun			Krevyakinian		305.8 *
							Krevyakinian		305.9
		Moscovian					Myachkovian		307
					Westphalian		Myachkovian	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 *
								Westphalian A	317 *
				Huashibanian					318.5 *
							Prikamian		318.6 *
					Namurian		Prikamian	Yeadonian	318.8 *
							Severokeltmian	Yeadonian	319.9 *
							Severokeltmian	Marsdenian	320.2 *
				Lousuan			Krasnopolyanian	Marsdenian	321.2 *
							Krasnopolyanian	Kinderscoutian	321.5 *
							Voznesenian	Kinderscoutian	321.9 *
								Alportian	322 *
								Chokierian	323.1 *
	Mississippian	Serpukhovian		Dewunian			Zapaltjubian	Chokierian	323.2
							Zapaltjubian	Arnsbergian	324 *
							Protvian		324.4 *
							Steshevian		326.8 *
							Steshevian	Pendleian	327.4 *
							Tarusian		329 *
				Shangsian			Tarusian		330.8 *
		Visean			Venevian		Warnantian	Brigantian †	330.9
					Mikhailovian				331.9 *
					Aleksinian				333.7 *
				Jiusian	Aleksinian				335 *
					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		Tangbagouan	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 *
Devonian	Late Devonian	Famennian							358.9
	Late Devonian	Frasnian							372.2
	Middle Devonian	Givetian							382.7
	Middle Devonian	Eifelian							387.7
	Early Devonian	Emsian							393.3
		Pragian							407.6
		Lochkovian							410.8
									419.2