PBDB Timescale

Carboniferous of Western Europe

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

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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 Western Europe		Ten Million Year Bins	Permian of the Pamirs	Permian of the Russian Platform		Permian of China
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	Dorashamian			Meishanian	251.902
		Changhsingian				Dorashamian			Baoqingian	253.4 *
		Wuchiapingian				Dzhulfian			Laoshanian	254.14
							Tatarian	Vyatkian	Laoshanian	256.8 *
								Vyatkian	Laibinian	257.7 *
	Guadalupian	Capitanian				Midian		Severodvinian	Lengwuan	259.51
		Wordian				Midian		Urzhumian	Kuhfengian	264.28
		Wordian				Murgabian		Urzhumian		266.2 *
		Roadian			Permian 3		Kazanian	Povolzhian		266.9
		Roadian			Permian 3		Kazanian	Sokian		270.7 *
	Cisuralian	Kungurian	Permian 2	Kubergandian	Kungurian	Irenian/Ufimian	Luodianian	273.01
				Kubergandian		Filipovian		276.5 *
				Bolorian		Filipovian		279.8
						Saraninian		280.1 *
		Artinskian			Artinskian	Sarginian		283.5
						Sarginian	Longlinian	285.4 *
						Irginian		285.9 *
				Yakhtashian		Irginian		286
				Yakhtashian		Burtsevian		287.8 *
		Sakmarian		Sakmarian	Sakmarian	Sterlitamakian		290.1
		Sakmarian		Sakmarian	Sakmarian	Tastubian		291.7 *
		Asselian	Permian 1	Asselian	Asselian	Shikhanian	Zisongian	293.52
						Uskalykian		294.8
						Surenian		297.5
						Surenian		Kuzel	297.7
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian	Carboniferous 5						298.9
									300.1
								Stephanian	Stephanian C	300.3 *
									Stephanian B	300.9 *
									Stephanian A	301.4 *
		Kasimovian							Stephanian A	303.7
		Kasimovian							Cantabrian	305 *
		Moscovian	Carboniferous 4						Cantabrian	307
								Westphalian	Westphalian D	307.4 *
									Westphalian C	309.8
									Westphalian B	314.6
		Bashkirian							Westphalian B	315.2
									Westphalian A	317 *
								Namurian	Yeadonian	318.8 *
									Marsdenian	320.2 *
									Kinderscoutian	321.5 *
									Alportian	322 *
									Chokierian	323.1 *
	Mississippian	Serpukhovian	Carboniferous 3						Chokierian	323.2
									Arnsbergian	324 *
									Pendleian	327.4 *
		Visean	Warnantian					Brigantian †	Carboniferous 2	330.9
			Livian					Asbian †		336.3 *
			Moliniacian					Holkerian †/Arundian/Chadian		340.2 *
		Tournaisian	Ivorian						Carboniferous 1	346.7
		Tournaisian	Hastarian						Carboniferous 1	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