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 | Carboniferous of China | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | 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 | ||
| Zanclean | 3.6 | ||||
| Miocene | Messinian | 5.333 | |||
| Tortonian | 7.246 | ||||
| Serravallian | 11.63 | ||||
| Langhian | 13.82 | ||||
| Burdigalian | 15.98 | ||||
| Aquitanian | 20.44 | ||||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | 23.03 | ||
| Rupelian | 27.82 | ||||
| Eocene | Priabonian | 33.9 | |||
| Bartonian | 37.71 | ||||
| Lutetian | 41.2 | ||||
| Ypresian | 47.8 | ||||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | 56 | |||
| Selandian | 59.2 | ||||
| Danian | 61.6 | ||||
| Cretaceous | Late Cretaceous | Maastrichtian | 66 | ||
| Campanian | 72.1 | ||||
| Santonian | 83.6 | ||||
| Coniacian | 86.3 | ||||
| Turonian | 89.8 | ||||
| Cenomanian | 93.9 | ||||
| Early Cretaceous | Albian | 100.5 | |||
| Aptian | 113 | ||||
| Barremian | 121.4 | ||||
| Hauterivian | 125.77 | ||||
| Valanginian | 132.6 | ||||
| Berriasian | 139.8 | ||||
| Jurassic | Late Jurassic | Tithonian | 145 | ||
| Kimmeridgian | 149.2 | ||||
| Oxfordian | 154.8 | ||||
| Middle Jurassic | Callovian | 161.5 | |||
| Bathonian | 165.3 | ||||
| Bajocian | 168.2 | ||||
| Aalenian | 170.9 | ||||
| Early Jurassic | Toarcian | 174.7 | |||
| Pliensbachian | 184.2 | ||||
| Sinemurian | 192.9 | ||||
| Hettangian | 199.5 | ||||
| Triassic | Late Triassic | Rhaetian | 201.4 | ||
| Norian | 208.5 | ||||
| Carnian | 227 | ||||
| Middle Triassic | Ladinian | 237 | |||
| Anisian | 242 | ||||
| Early Triassic | Olenekian | 247.2 | |||
| Induan | 251.2 | ||||
| Permian | Lopingian | Changhsingian | 251.902 | ||
| Wuchiapingian | 254.14 | ||||
| Guadalupian | Capitanian | 259.51 | |||
| Wordian | 264.28 | ||||
| Roadian | 266.9 | ||||
| Cisuralian | Kungurian | 273.01 | |||
| Artinskian | 283.5 | ||||
| Sakmarian | 290.1 | ||||
| Asselian | Bursumian † | 293.52 | |||
| Carboniferous | Pennsylvanian | Gzhelian | Virgilian | 298.9 | |
| Xiaodushanian | 300 * | ||||
| Kasimovian | Missourian | 303.7 | |||
| Dalaun | 305.8 * | ||||
| Desmoinesian | 305.9 * | ||||
| Moscovian | 307 | ||||
| Atokan | 312.7 * | ||||
| Bashkirian | 315.2 | ||||
| Morrowan | 318.4 * | ||||
| Huashibanian | 318.5 * | ||||
| Lousuan | 321.2 * | ||||
| Mississippian | Serpukhovian | Chesterian | Dewunian | 323.2 | |
| Shangsian | 330.8 * | ||||
| Visean | 330.9 | ||||
| Jiusian | 335 * | ||||
| Meramecian | 335.8 * | ||||
| Osagean | 343.1 * | ||||
| Tournaisian | Tangbagouan | 346.7 | |||
| Kinderhookian | 351.9 * | ||||
| Devonian | Late Devonian | Famennian | 358.9 | ||
| Frasnian | 372.2 | ||||
| Middle Devonian | Givetian | 382.7 | |||
| Eifelian | 387.7 | ||||
| Early Devonian | Emsian | 393.3 | |||
| Pragian | 407.6 | ||||
| Lochkovian | 410.8 | ||||
| 419.2 | |||||