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Pennsylvanian subperiod

General information
Lower boundary: equal to 318.1 Ma (based on Bashkirian)
Upper boundary: equal to 298.9 Ma (based on Melekhovian)
Continent: global
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See map of collections within this interval
Key correlations
Period: Carboniferous
Contained within
  • Paleozoic
  • Phanerozoic
    • Previous intervals
  • Mississippian
  • Serpukhovian
  • Arnsbergian
  • Pendleian
  • Chesterian
  • Late/Upper Mississippian
  • Protvian
  • Steshevian
  • Tarussian
  • Dewunian
    • Next intervals
  • Permian
  • Rotliegendes
  • Asselian
  • Cisuralian
  • Autunian
  • Lebach
  • Sjuranian
  • Mapingian
  • Sebisurkhian
  • Zisongian
    • Contains
  • Cantabrian, Dalanian, Desmoinesian, Dorogovilovian, Kashirian, Kasimovian, Khamovnichean, Klazminskian, Krevyakian, Middle Pennsylvanian, Missourian, Moscovian, Myachkovian, Noginian, Pavlovoposadian, Peskovian, Podolskian, Rusavkian, Stephanian A, Stephanian B, Stephanian C, Tsninian, Vereian, Westphalian B, Westphalian C, Westphalian D
    • Shares base with
  • Alportian, Atokan, Bashkirian, Cheremshanian, Chokierian, Early/Lower Pennsylvanian, Huashibanian, Kinderscoutian, Krasnopolyanian, Luosuan, Marsdenian, Melekesian, Morrowan, Prikarnian, Severokeltmenian, Voznesenian, Westphalian, Westphalian A, Yeadonian
    • Shares top with
  • Carboniferous, Gzhelian, Kuzel, Late/Upper Pennsylvanian, Melekhovian, Sherman, Stephanian, Xiaodushanian
    • Overlaps with
  • Virgilian (303.4 to 295.0 Ma)
  • Namurian (326.4 to 314.6 Ma)
  • Zapaltyubian (326.4 to 314.6 Ma)
    • Appears in scales
  • Gradstein 4: Carboniferous Subperiods (2004)
  • Harland 3: Subperiods (Carboniferous) (1990)

    • Interval name: