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                                Visean ICS Stage
 
                     From 345.3 +/- 2.1 To 326.4 +/- 1.6 Ma
 
  Start Defined By:  Foraminifer, lineage Eoparastaffella simplex morphotype 1/
     morphotype 2.
 
  Start Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
  End Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
 
 -- Overlaps With --
  Chinese Stage:        Yanguan    (349.5 - 345)
  Chinese Stage:        Dewuan     (333 - 318.1)
  North American Stage: Osagean    (348 - 340)
  North American Stage: Chesterian (333 - 318.1)
 
 -- A Substage of --
  Eon:            Phanerozoic          (542 - -5.5012e-005)
  Era:            Paleozoic            (542 - 251)
  Period:         Carboniferous        (359.2 - 299)
  Epoch:          Mississippian        (359.2 - 318.1)
  Sub-Epoch:      Middle Mississippian (345.3 - 326.4)
  European Epoch: Dinantian            (359.2 - 326.4)
 
 -- Preceeded By --
  Sub-Epoch:      Early Mississippian (359.2 - 345.3)
  ICS Stage:      Tournaisian         (359.2 - 345.3)
  Regional Stage: Ivorean             (348 - 345.3)
 
 -- Followed By --
  Sub-Epoch:      Late Mississippian (326.4 - 318.1)
  ICS Stage:      Serpukhovian       (326.4 - 318.1)
  European Epoch: Silesian           (326.4 - 299)
  European Stage: Namurian           (326.4 - 315)
  Regional Stage: Pendleian          (326.4 - 326)
 
 -- Contains the Following Stages --
  Chinese Stage:        Datangian  (345 - 333)
  North American Stage: Meramecian (340 - 333)
  Regional Stage:       Chadian    (345.3 - 341)
  Regional Stage:       Arundian   (341 - 339)
  Regional Stage:       Holkerian  (339 - 337.5)
  Regional Stage:       Asbian     (337.5 - 333)
  Regional Stage:       Brigantian (336 - 326.4)
 

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