PBDB Timescale

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

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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 North America	Permian of the Pamirs	Ten Million Year Bins
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		Dorashamian	Permian 4	251.902
	Lopingian	Wuchiapingian		Dzhulfian		254.14
	Guadalupian	Capitanian		Midian		259.51
		Wordian		Midian		264.28
		Wordian		Murgabian		266.2 *
		Roadian		Murgabian	Permian 3	266.9
	Cisuralian	Kungurian		Kubergandian	Permian 2	273.01
		Kungurian		Bolorian		279.8
		Artinskian		Bolorian		283.5
		Artinskian		Yakhtashian		286
		Sakmarian	Sakmarian	290.1
		Asselian	Bursumian †	Asselian	Permian 1	293.52
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian	Virgilian		Carboniferous 5	298.9
		Kasimovian	Missourian			303.7
		Kasimovian	Desmoinesian			305.9 *
		Moscovian	Desmoinesian		Carboniferous 4	307
		Moscovian	Atokan			312.7 *
		Bashkirian	Atokan			315.2
		Bashkirian	Morrowan			318.4 *
	Mississippian	Serpukhovian	Chesterian		Carboniferous 3	323.2
		Visean	Chesterian		Carboniferous 2	330.9
			Meramecian			335.8 *
			Osagean			343.1 *
		Tournaisian	Osagean		Carboniferous 1	346.7
		Tournaisian	Kinderhookian		Carboniferous 1	351.9 *
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