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                            Ordovician VI ICS Stage
 
                     From 455.8 +/- 1.6 To 445.6 +/- 1.5 Ma
 
  Start Defined By:  Potentially near first appearance of the graptolite 
     Diplacanthograptus caudatus
  End Defined By:  Potentially at base of the Normalograptus extraordinarius-N. 
     ojsuensis graptolite biozone.
 
  Start Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
  End Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
 
  Comment:  Official ICS name not yet decided.
 
 -- Overlaps With --
  Australian Stage:     Eastonian    (456 - 450)
  Australian Stage:     Bolindian    (450 - 443.7)
  Chinese Stage:        Baotan       (460.9 - 454.5)
  European Stage:       Burrellian   (457 - 455)
  General Stage:        Caradoc      (460.9 - 449)
  General Stage:        Ashgill      (449 - 443.7)
  North American Stage: Mohawkian    (462 - 451)
  North American Stage: Cincinnatian (451 - 443.7)
  Regional Stage:       Shermanian   (457 - 454)
  Regional Stage:       Longvillian  (457 - 455)
 
 -- 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)
 
 -- Preceeded By --
  ICS Stage: Ordovician V (460.9 - 455.8)
 
 -- Followed By --
  ICS Stage: Hirnantian (445.6 - 443.7)
 
 -- Contains the Following Stages --
  Chinese Stage:  Linxiangian   (454.5 - 449)
  European Stage: Cheneyan      (455 - 452)
  European Stage: Streffordian  (452 - 449)
  European Stage: Pusgillian    (449 - 447.5)
  European Stage: Cautleyan     (447.5 - 446.5)
  European Stage: Rawtheyan     (446.5 - 445.6)
  Regional Stage: Mayvillian    (453 - 447.5)
  Regional Stage: Onnian        (453 - 449)
  Regional Stage: Actonian      (454 - 453)
  Regional Stage: Edenian       (454 - 449)
  Regional Stage: Marshbrookian (455 - 454)
  Regional Stage: Richmondian   (449 - 445.6)
 

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