Mapingian age

305.8 - 298.9 Ma

The definition of this interval in the timescale Obsolete Carboniferous Ages of China is taken from the following source:

  • F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 view

The bottom age has 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.

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A total of 2347 collections with 17875 occurrences lie within this time span

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International Chronostratigraphic TimescaleObsolete Carboniferous Ages of China
CarboniferousPennsylvanianGzhelianMapingian †298.9
Kasimovian303.7
305.8 *
Moscovian307
Bashkirian315.2
MississippianSerpukhovian323.4
Visean330.3
Tournaisian346.7
358.86