ammonites

Westphalian age/stage

General information
Lower boundary: after 318.1 Ma (based on Bashkirian)
Upper boundary: equal to 306.95 Ma (based on Moscovian)
Continent: Europe
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Key correlations
Period: Carboniferous
10 million year bin: Carboniferous 4
Contained within
  • Carboniferous
  • Sherman
  • Paleozoic
  • Phanerozoic
    • Previous intervals
  • Mississippian
  • Serpukhovian
  • Arnsbergian
  • Pendleian
  • Chesterian
  • Late/Upper Mississippian
  • Protvian
  • Steshevian
  • Tarussian
  • Dewunian
    • Next intervals
  • Kasimovian
  • Krevyakian
  • Stephanian
  • Late/Upper Pennsylvanian
  • Xiaodushanian
    • Contains
  • Kashirian, Podolskian, Tsninian, Vereian, Westphalian B, Westphalian C
    • Shares base with
  • Alportian, Atokan, Bashkirian, Cheremshanian, Chokierian, Early/Lower Pennsylvanian, Huashibanian, Kinderscoutian, Krasnopolyanian, Luosuan, Marsdenian, Melekesian, Morrowan, Pennsylvanian, Prikarnian, Severokeltmenian, Voznesenian, Westphalian A, Yeadonian
    • Shares top with
  • Middle Pennsylvanian, Moscovian, Myachkovian, Westphalian D
    • Overlaps with
  • Peskovian (309.0 to 305.9 Ma)
  • Cantabrian (311.45 to 305.9 Ma)
  • Desmoinesian (313.8 to 305.9 Ma)
  • Dalanian (314.6 to 303.4 Ma)
  • Namurian (326.4 to 314.6 Ma)
  • Zapaltyubian (326.4 to 314.6 Ma)
    • Appears in scales
  • Subcommission on Carboniferous Stratigraphy European Stages (2006)
  • Gradstein Carboniferous Epochs of Western Europe (2004)
  • Harland Carboniferous of North West Europe (Ages) (1990)

    • Interval name: