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                               Late Permian Epoch
                (Upper Permian, Zechstein, Lopingian, Tatarian)
 
                      From 260.4 +/- 0.7 To 251 +/- 0.4 Ma
 
  Start Defined By:  Conodont, lowest occurrence of conodont Clarkina 
     postbitteri (Mei & Wardlaw); and termination of a major global sea-level 
     lowstand
  End Defined By:  Conodont, lowest occurrence of Hindeodus parvus; termination 
     of major negative carbon-isotope excursion.  About 1 myr after peak of 
     Late Permian extinctions.
 
  Start Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
  End Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
 
  Comment:  In two Epoch models of the Permian, the entire Middle Permian is 
     added to the Late Permian.
 
 -- A Substage of --
  Eon:            Phanerozoic (542 - -5.5012e-005)
  Era:            Paleozoic   (542 - 251)
  Period:         Permian     (299 - 251)
  Regional Stage: Thuringian  (270.6 - 251)
 
 -- Preceeded By --
  Epoch:             Middle Permian (270.6 - 260.4)
  ICS Stage:         Capitanian     (265.8 - 260.4)
  European Stage:    Kazanian       (270.6 - 260.4)
  New Zealand Stage: Braxtonian     (270.6 - 260.4)
 
 -- Followed By --
  Era:            Mesozoic       (251 - 65.5)
  Period:         Triassic       (251 - 199.6)
  Epoch:          Early Triassic (251 - 245)
  ICS Stage:      Induan         (251 - 249.7)
  Regional Stage: Griesbachian   (251 - 250.4)
 
 -- Contains the Following Stages --
  ICS Stage:            Wuchiapingian (260.4 - 253.8)
  ICS Stage:            Changhsingian (253.8 - 251)
  New Zealand Stage:    Waiitian      (260.4 - 253.8)
  New Zealand Stage:    Makabewan     (253.8 - 251)
  North American Stage: Ochoan        (260.4 - 251)
 

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