ammonites

Late/Upper Mississippian epoch

General information
Lower boundary: equal to 326.4 Ma (based on Serpukhovian)
Upper boundary: equal to 318.1 Ma (based on Serpukhovian)
Continent: global
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Key correlations
Period: Carboniferous
Stage: Serpukhovian
10 million year bin: Carboniferous 3
Contained within
  • Carboniferous
  • Sherman
  • Paleozoic
  • Phanerozoic
    • Previous intervals
  • Visean
  • Brigantian
  • Middle Mississippian
  • Venevian
  • Shangsian
    • 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
    • Equivalent to
  • Serpukhovian, Dewunian
    • Contains
  • Arnsbergian, Pendleian, Protvian, Steshevian, Tarussian
    • Shares base with
  • Namurian, Zapaltyubian
    • Shares top with
  • Chesterian, Mississippian
    • Appears in scales
  • Subcommission on Carboniferous Stratigraphy Global Series (2006)
  • Gradstein 5: Epochs (2004)

    • Interval name: