Carboniferous Period
From 359.2 +/- 2.5 To 299 +/- 0.8 Ma
Start Defined By: Conodont, above lowest occurrence of Siphonodella sulcata.
End Defined By: Conodont, lowest occurrence of Streptognathodus isolatus
within the S. "wabaunsensis" conodont chronocline. 6 m higher is lowest
fusilinid foraminifer Sphaeroschwagerina.
Start Based On: Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
End Based On: Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
-- A Substage of --
Eon: Phanerozoic (542 - -5.5012e-005)
Era: Paleozoic (542 - 251)
-- Preceeded By --
Period: Devonian (416 - 359.2)
Epoch: Late Devonian (385.3 - 359.2)
ICS Stage: Famennian (374.5 - 359.2)
North American Stage: Chatauquan (370 - 359.2)
-- Followed By --
Period: Permian (299 - 251)
Epoch: Early Permian (299 - 270.6)
ICS Stage: Asselian (299 - 294.6)
North American Stage: Wolfcampian (299 - 280)
-- Contains the Following Epochs --
Epoch: Mississippian (359.2 - 318.1)
Epoch: Pennsylvanian (318.1 - 299)
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