Carboniferous (358.9 +/-0.4 Ma)

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
60 / 15 / 30 / 0 (Commission for the Geological Map of the World)
Color RGB
R: 103 G: 165 B: 153
Rank
chronostratigraphic Period
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
valid formal name

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Karbon
Français
Carbonifère
Italiano
Carbonifero
English
Carboniferous (358.9 +/-0.4 Ma)
Historical Variants
Karbon, Steinkohlenzeit, Terrain houiller (Brongniart 1829), 4e Etage = Carboniférien (Greppin 1866)

Hierarchy and sequence

Subordinate units
Units at roof

Material and varia

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Carboniferous_equivalency

  • Pennsylvanian (323.2 +/-0.4 Ma)

    Name Origin

    Named after the Pennsylvania state (USA).

    Rank
    chronostratigraphic Epoch
    Status
    valid formal name
    In short

    Late Carboniferous epoch.

    Age
    Bashkirian
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    • Late Pennsylvanian (307.0 +/-0.1 Ma)

      Rank
      chronostratigraphic Subepoch
      Status
      valid
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      • Gzhelian (303.7 +/-0.1 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named after the village of Gzhel = Gjel (Russia), 50 km SE Moscow.

        Rank
        chronostratigraphic Stage
        Status
        valid formal name
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      • Kasimovian (307.0 +/-0.1 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named after the town of Kasimov (Russia).

        Rank
        chronostratigraphic Stage
        Status
        valid formal name
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    • Middle Pennsylvanian (315.2 +/-0.2 Ma)

      Rank
      chronostratigraphic Subepoch
      Status
      valid
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      • Moscovian (315.2 +/-0.2 Ma)

        Rank
        chronostratigraphic Stage
        Status
        valid formal name
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    • Early Pennsylvanian (323.2 +/-0.4 Ma)

      Rank
      chronostratigraphic Subepoch
      Status
      valid
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      • Bashkirian (323.2 +/-0.4 Ma)

        Rank
        chronostratigraphic Stage
        Status
        valid formal name
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  • Mississippian (358.9 +/-0.4 Ma)

    Rank
    chronostratigraphic Epoch
    Status
    valid formal name
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    • Late Mississippian (330.9 +/-0.2 Ma)

      Rank
      chronostratigraphic Subepoch
      Status
      valid
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      • Serpukhovian (330.9 +/-0.2 Ma)

        Rank
        chronostratigraphic Stage
        Status
        valid formal name
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    • Middle Mississippian (346.7 +/-0.4 Ma)

      Rank
      chronostratigraphic Subepoch
      Status
      valid
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      • Visean (346.7 +/-0.4 Ma)

        Rank
        chronostratigraphic Stage
        Status
        valid formal name
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    • Early Mississippian (358.9 +/-0.4 Ma)

      Rank
      chronostratigraphic Subepoch
      Status
      valid
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      • Tournaisian (358.9 +/-0.4 Ma)

        Name Origin

        Named after the town of Tournay

        Rank
        chronostratigraphic Stage
        Status
        valid formal name
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