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                              Pennsylvanian Epoch
                   (Upper Carboniferous, Late Carboniferous)
 
                      From 318.1 +/- 1.3 To 299 +/- 0.8 Ma
 
  Start Defined By:  Conodont, lowest occurrence of Declinognathodus 
     nodiliferus s.l.
  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_
 
 -- Overlaps With --
  European Stage: Namurian (326.4 - 315)
 
 -- A Substage of --
  Eon:            Phanerozoic   (542 - -5.5012e-005)
  Era:            Paleozoic     (542 - 251)
  Period:         Carboniferous (359.2 - 299)
  European Epoch: Silesian      (326.4 - 299)
 
 -- Preceeded By --
  Epoch:                Mississippian      (359.2 - 318.1)
  Sub-Epoch:            Late Mississippian (326.4 - 318.1)
  ICS Stage:            Serpukhovian       (326.4 - 318.1)
  Chinese Stage:        Dewuan             (333 - 318.1)
  North American Stage: Chesterian         (333 - 318.1)
  Regional Stage:       Alportian          (324.5 - 318.1)
 
 -- 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: Early Pennsylvanian  (318.1 - 311.7)
  Sub-Epoch: Middle Pennsylvanian (311.7 - 306.5)
  Sub-Epoch: Late Pennsylvanian   (306.5 - 299)
 

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