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                              Baotan Chinese Stage
 
                         From 460.9 +/- 1.6 To 454.5 Ma
 
  Start Defined By:  Graptolite, lowest occurrence of Nemagraptus gracilis.
 
  Start Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
 
 -- Overlaps With --
  ICS Stage:        Ordovician VI (455.8 - 445.6)
  Australian Stage: Eastonian     (456 - 450)
  European Stage:   Cheneyan      (455 - 452)
  Regional Stage:   Shermanian    (457 - 454)
  Regional Stage:   Marshbrookian (455 - 454)
 
 -- A Substage of --
  Eon:                  Phanerozoic     (542 - -5.5012e-005)
  Era:                  Paleozoic       (542 - 251)
  Period:               Ordovician      (488.3 - 443.7)
  Epoch:                Late Ordovician (460.9 - 443.7)
  General Stage:        Caradoc         (460.9 - 449)
  North American Stage: Mohawkian       (462 - 451)
 
 -- Preceeded By --
  Epoch:         Middle Ordovician (471.8 - 460.9)
  ICS Stage:     Darriwilian       (468.1 - 460.9)
  General Stage: Llandeilo         (464 - 460.9)
 
 -- Followed By --
  Chinese Stage: Linxiangian (454.5 - 449)
 
 -- Contains the Following Stages --
  ICS Stage:        Ordovician V (460.9 - 455.8)
  Australian Stage: Gisbornian   (460.9 - 456)
  European Stage:   Aurelucian   (460.9 - 457)
  European Stage:   Burrellian   (457 - 455)
  Regional Stage:   Costonian    (460.9 - 459)
  Regional Stage:   Harnagian    (459 - 458)
  Regional Stage:   Soudleyan    (458 - 457)
  Regional Stage:   Longvillian  (457 - 455)
 

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