ammonites

Cisuralian epoch

General information
Lower boundary: equal to 298.9 Ma (based on Sjuranian)
Upper boundary: equal to 272.5 Ma (based on Kungurian)
Continent: global
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See map of collections within this interval
Key correlations
Period: Permian
Contained within
  • Sherman
  • Paleozoic
  • Phanerozoic
    • Previous intervals
  • Carboniferous
  • Pennsylvanian
  • Gzhelian
  • Stephanian
  • Late/Upper Pennsylvanian
  • Kuzel
  • Melekhovian
  • Xiaodushanian
    • Next intervals
  • Roadian
  • Guadalupian
  • Povolzhian
  • Sokian
  • Kazanian
  • Kubergandian
  • Amb
  • Kuhfengian
  • Biarmian
  • Late/Upper Kazanian
  • Early/Lower Kazanian
    • Contains
  • Artinskian, Bursumian, Burtsevian, Irginian, Khoridzhian, Longlinian, Mangapirian, Sakmarian, Sarginian, Shikhanian, Sterlitamakian, Tastubian, Telfordian, Uskalykian
    • Shares base with
  • Asselian, Autunian, Lebach, Mapingian, Permian, Rotliegendes, Sebisurkhian, Sjuranian, Zisongian
    • Shares top with
  • Bolorian, Filipovian, Irenian, Kungurian, Kupferschiefer, Luodianian, Saranian, Sheshmian, Solikamskian, Ufimian, Weissliegendes, Werra, Yakhtashian, Zechsteinkalk
    • Overlaps with
  • Barettian (273.0 to 265.0 Ma)
  • Aparima (290.1 to 259.0 Ma)
  • Leonard (290.1 to 268.0 Ma)
  • Wolfcamp (296.4 to 268.0 Ma)
  • Virgilian (303.4 to 295.0 Ma)
    • Appears in scale
  • Gradstein 5: Epochs (2004)

    • Interval name: