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
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			Carboniferous of China	Carboniferous Subepochs	Ten Million Year Bins	Carboniferous of Western Europe
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						259.51
		Wordian						264.28
		Roadian			Permian 3			266.9
	Cisuralian	Kungurian			Permian 2			273.01
		Artinskian						283.5
		Sakmarian						290.1
		Asselian			Permian 1			293.52
		Asselian			Permian 1	Kuzel		297.7
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian	Late Pennsylvanian	Carboniferous 5	298.9
					Xiaodushanian		300 *
						Stephanian	Stephanian C	300.3 *
							Stephanian B	300.9 *
							Stephanian A	301.4 *
		Kasimovian					Stephanian A	303.7
							Cantabrian	305 *
					Dalaun			305.8 *
		Moscovian	Middle Pennsylvanian	Carboniferous 4				307
						Westphalian	Westphalian D	307.4 *
							Westphalian C	309.8
							Westphalian B	314.6
		Bashkirian	Early Pennsylvanian				Westphalian B	315.2
							Westphalian A	317 *
					Huashibanian		Westphalian A	318.5 *
						Namurian	Yeadonian	318.8 *
							Marsdenian	320.2 *
					Lousuan		Marsdenian	321.2 *
							Kinderscoutian	321.5 *
							Alportian	322 *
							Chokierian	323.1 *
	Mississippian	Serpukhovian	Dewunian	Late Mississippian	Carboniferous 3		Chokierian	323.2
							Arnsbergian	324 *
							Pendleian	327.4 *
			Shangsian				Pendleian	330.8 *
		Visean	Shangsian	Middle Mississippian	Carboniferous 2	Warnantian	Brigantian †	330.9
			Jiusian			Warnantian	Brigantian †	335 *
						Livian	Asbian †	336.3 *
						Moliniacian	Holkerian †/Arundian/Chadian	340.2 *
		Tournaisian	Tangbagouan	Early Mississippian	Carboniferous 1	Ivorian		346.7
		Tournaisian	Tangbagouan	Early Mississippian	Carboniferous 1	Hastarian		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