Mapingian Chinese Stage
From 310 To 299 +/- 0.8 Ma
End Defined By: Conodont, lowest occurrence of Streptognathodus isolatus
within the S. "wabaunsensis" conodont chronocline. 6 m higher is lowest
fusilinid foraminifer Sphaeroschwagerina.
End Based On: Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
-- Overlaps With --
Sub-Epoch: Middle Pennsylvanian (311.7 - 306.5)
ICS Stage: Moscovian (311.7 - 306.5)
European Stage: Westphalian (315 - 306.5)
North American Stage: Atokan/Derryan (311.7 - 308)
Russian Stage: Vereiskian (311.7 - 309.2)
-- A Substage of --
Eon: Phanerozoic (542 - -5.5012e-005)
Era: Paleozoic (542 - 251)
Period: Carboniferous (359.2 - 299)
Epoch: Pennsylvanian (318.1 - 299)
European Epoch: Silesian (326.4 - 299)
-- Preceeded By --
Chinese Stage: Dalanian (313 - 310)
-- 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 Sub-Epochs --
Sub-Epoch: Late Pennsylvanian (306.5 - 299)
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