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Mississippian subperiod

General information
Lower boundary: equal to 360.7 Ma (based on Tournaisian)
Upper boundary: equal to 318.1 Ma (based on Serpukhovian)
Continent: global
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Key correlations
Period: Carboniferous
Contained within
  • Sherman
  • Paleozoic
  • Phanerozoic
    • Previous intervals
  • Devonian
  • Late/Upper Devonian
  • Famennian
  • Baggy
  • Upcott
  • Pickwell Down
  • Famennien
  • Wocklum
  • Dasberg
  • Hemberg
  • Nehden
  • Conewango
  • Conneaut
  • Canadaway
  • Late/Upper Famennian
    • Next intervals
  • Pennsylvanian
  • Bashkirian
  • Melekesian
  • Cheremshanian
  • Yeadonian
  • Marsdenian
  • Kinderscoutian
  • Alportian
  • Chokierian
  • Westphalian
  • Westphalian A
  • Atokan
  • Morrowan
  • Early/Lower Pennsylvanian
  • Prikarnian
  • Severokeltmenian
  • Krasnopolyanian
  • Voznesenian
  • Huashibanian
  • Luosuan
    • Contains
  • Aleksian, Arundian, Asbian, Bobrikovian, Brigantian, Chadian, Holkerian, Ivorian, Jiusian, Kizolovian, Kosvinian, Meramecian, Middle Mississippian, Mikhailovian, Osagean, Radaevian, Shangsian, Tulian, Venevian, Visean
    • Shares base with
  • Carboniferous, Cherepetsian, Early/Lower Mississippian, Gumerovian, Hastarian, Karakubian, Kinderhookian, Malevian, Tangbagouan, Tournaisian, Upinian
    • Shares top with
  • Arnsbergian, Chesterian, Dewunian, Late/Upper Mississippian, Pendleian, Protvian, Serpukhovian, Steshevian, Tarussian
    • Overlaps with
  • Namurian (326.4 to 314.6 Ma)
  • Zapaltyubian (326.4 to 314.6 Ma)
  • Pilton (376.1 to 353.8 Ma)
    • Appears in scales
  • Gradstein 4: Carboniferous Subperiods (2004)
  • Harland 3: Subperiods (Carboniferous) (1990)

    • Interval name: