Carboniferous of North America
The interval definitions in this timescale are derived from the following sources:
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 view
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 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 2887 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Carboniferous of North America | Carbo-Permian of the Russian Platform | Carboniferous Subepochs | Permian of the Pamirs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permian | Lopingian | Changhsingian | Melekhovian | Dorashamian | 251.902 | ||
| Wuchiapingian | Dzhulfian | 254.14 | |||||
| Guadalupian | Capitanian | Midian | 259.51 | ||||
| Wordian | 264.28 | ||||||
| Noginskian | 264.9 * | ||||||
| Murgabian | 266.2 * | ||||||
| Roadian | 266.9 | ||||||
| Cisuralian | Kungurian | Kubergandian | 273.01 | ||||
| Pavlovoposadian | 276.8 * | ||||||
| Bolorian | 279.8 | ||||||
| Artinskian | 283.5 | ||||||
| Yakhtashian | 286 | ||||||
| Rusavkinian | 287.6 * | ||||||
| Sakmarian | Sakmarian | 290.1 | |||||
| Asselian | Bursumian † | Asselian | 293.52 | ||||
| Carboniferous | Pennsylvanian | Gzhelian | Virgilian | Late Pennsylvanian | 298.9 | ||
| Kasimovian | Missourian | Dorogomilovian | 303.7 | ||||
| Khamovnikian | 304.8 | ||||||
| Krevyakinian | 305.8 * | ||||||
| Desmoinesian | 305.9 * | ||||||
| Moscovian | Myachkovian | Middle Pennsylvanian | 307 | ||||
| Podolskian | 308.9 * | ||||||
| Kashirian | 311.4 * | ||||||
| Atokan | 312.7 * | ||||||
| Vereian | 313.8 | ||||||
| Melekessian | 314.8 | ||||||
| Bashkirian | Early Pennsylvanian | 315.2 | |||||
| Cheremshanian | 316.9 * | ||||||
| Morrowan | 318.4 * | ||||||
| Prikamian | 318.6 * | ||||||
| Severokeltmian | 319.9 * | ||||||
| Krasnopolyanian | 321.2 * | ||||||
| Voznesenian | 321.9 * | ||||||
| Mississippian | Serpukhovian | Chesterian | Zapaltjubian | Late Mississippian | 323.2 | ||
| Protvian | 324.4 * | ||||||
| Steshevian | 326.8 * | ||||||
| Tarusian | 329 * | ||||||
| Visean | Venevian | Middle Mississippian | 330.9 | ||||
| Mikhailovian | 331.9 * | ||||||
| Aleksinian | 333.7 * | ||||||
| Meramecian | Tulian | 335.8 * | |||||
| Bobrikian | 339.9 * | ||||||
| Osagean | 343.1 * | ||||||
| Radaevkian | 343.4 * | ||||||
| Tournaisian | Kosvian | Early Mississippian | 346.7 | ||||
| Kizelian | 350.7 * | ||||||
| Kinderhookian | Cherepetian | 351.9 * | |||||
| Karakubian | 354.4 * | ||||||
| Upinian | 356.3 * | ||||||
| Malevkian | 357.6 * | ||||||
| Gumerovian | 358 * | ||||||
| 358.9 | |||||||