Cincinnatian epoch

451.1 - 443.8 Ma

The definition of this interval in the timescale Ordovician of North America is taken from the following source:

  • F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 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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This interval is used in the definition of 8 collections

A total of 5489 collections with 36484 occurrences lie within this time span

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International Chronostratigraphic TimescaleOrdovician of North AmericaOrdovician of China
OrdovicianLate OrdovicianHirnantianCincinnatianGamachianHirnantianXiaoxita †/ShikouWufeng †443.8
KatianChientangkiangian445.2
Richmondian446 *
Neichianshanian/Hanjiang449.5
MaysvillianRocklandian †/Shermanian/Ashbyan/Kirkfieldian/Blackriveran/Wildernessian/Trentonian/Franklinian449.8 *
Edenian450.4 *
MohawkianChatfieldian451.1 *
Sandbian453
Turinian453.7 *
WhiterockianCanadian †Chazyan †/Marmor457 *
Middle OrdovicianDarriwilianDarriwilianGuniu †/Hulo458.4
Hunjiang †Dawan †/Daobaowan/Ningkuo466.3 *
DapingianDapingian467.3
Rangerian469.1 *
Early OrdovicianFloianIbexianBlackhillsianJeffersonian †Cassinian †Yiyangian470
Tulean473.9 *
TremadocianXinchangian477.7
Lianghekou †477.9 *
Stairsian480.3 *
Skullrockian/Demingian482 *
485.4
487.5