Eildonian Australian Stage
 
                          From 433 To 428.2 +/- 2.3 Ma
 
  End Defined By:  Imprecise.  Between the base of acritarch biozone 5 and 
     extinction of conodont Pterospathodus amorphognathoides.  May be near base 
     of Cyrtograptus centrifugus graptolite zone.
 
  End Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
 
 -- Overlaps With --
  Chinese Stage: Xiushanian (429 - 425.5)
 
 -- A Substage of --
  Eon:                  Phanerozoic    (542 - -5.5012e-005)
  Era:                  Paleozoic      (542 - 251)
  Period:               Silurian       (443.7 - 416)
  Epoch:                Early Silurian (443.7 - 422.9)
  Sub-Epoch:            Llandovery     (443.7 - 428.2)
  ICS Stage:            Telychian      (436 - 428.2)
  North American Stage: Niagaran       (438 - 421.3)
 
 -- Preceeded By --
  Australian Stage: Keiloran    (443.7 - 433)
  Chinese Stage:    Shinulanian (438 - 433)
 
 -- Followed By --
  Sub-Epoch:        Wenlock      (428.2 - 422.9)
  ICS Stage:        Sheinwoodian (428.2 - 426.2)
  Australian Stage: Melbournian  (428.2 - 416)
 
 -- Contains the Following Stages --
  Chinese Stage: Baishaean (433 - 429)
 

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