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GSSP 89.8 ±0.3 86.3 ±0.5 83.6 ±0.2 numerical 72.1 ±0.2 age (Ma) ~ 145.0 ~ 139.8 ~ 132.9 ~ 129.4 ~ 125.0 ~ 113.0 0.0117 present 100.5 23.03 20.44 15.97 13.82 7.246 5.333 3.600 0.781 0.126 11.62 93.9 66.0 61.6 59.2 56.0 47.8 41.3 38.0 33.9 28.1 2.58 1.80

Phanerozoic Eonothem / Eon Mesozoic Erathem / Era System / Period eis/EohStage / Age Series /Epoch Middle Middle Lower Upper Lower Upper Middle Middle Lower Upper Lower Upper Moscovian Visean International CommissiononStratigraphy

GSSP 252.17 ±0.06 254.14 ±0.07 298.9 ±0.15 295.0 ±0.18 290.1 ±0.26 259.8 ±0.4 358.9 ±0.4 346.7 ±0.4 330.9 ±0.2 323.2 ±0.4 315.2 ±0.2 307.0 ±0.1 303.7 ±0.1 283.5 ±0.6 272.3 ±0.5 268.8 ±0.5 265.1 ±0.4 201.3 ±0.2 199.3 ±0.3 190.8 ±1.0 182.7 ±0.7 174.1 ±1.0 170.3 ±1.4 168.3 ±1.3 166.1 ±1.2 163.5 ±1.0 157.3 ±1.0 152.1 ±0.9 numerical age (Ma) ~ 208.5 ~ 145.0 ~ 242 ~ 237 ~ 227 251.2 247.2

Phanerozoic Eonothem / Eon Paleozoic Erathem / Era System / Period eis/EohStage / Age Series /Epoch Llandovery Wenlock Series 2 Series 3 Middle Middle Pridoli Lower Upper Lower Upper 10 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5

GSSP 541.0 ±1.0 485.4 ±1.9 477.7 ±1.4 470.0 ±1.4 467.3 ±1.1 458.4 ±0.9 453.0 ±0.7 445.2 ±1.4 443.4 ±1.5 440.8 ±1.2 438.5 ±1.1 433.4 ±0.8 430.5 ±0.7 427.4 ±0.5 425.6 ±0.9 423.0 ±2.3 419.2 ±3.2 410.8 ±2.8 407.6 ±2.6 393.3 ±1.2 387.7 ±0.8 382.7 ±1.6 372.2 ±1.6 numerical 358.9 ±0.4 age (Ma) ~ 489.5 ~ 504.5 ~ 500.5 ~ 529 ~ 521 ~ 514 ~ 509 ~ 497 ~ 494 URL: http://www.stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2014-02.pdf The ICS InternationalChronostratigraphic Chart.Episodes 36:199-204. To cite:Cohen,K.M.,Finney, S.C., Gibbard, P.L. &Fan,J.-X. (2013;updated) (c) InternationalCommission onStratigraphy, February2014 Chart drafted byK.M.Cohen,S.C. Finney, P.L. Gibbard Geological MapoftheWorld (http://www.ccgm.org) Coloring followstheCommission for the were providedbytherelevantICS subcommissions. those fortheLowerPleistocene, Permian, Triassic andCretaceous ‘A Geologic Time Scale2012’ by Gradsteinetal.(2012); Permian,Triassic, Cretaceous andPrecambrianaretaken from Numerical ages for all systems except Lower Pleistocene, numerical ages,anapproximateage(~)isprovided. in thePhanerozoicwithoutratifiedGSSPsorconstrained boundaries For do. GSSPs only ; the and Phanerozoic the Numerical agesaresubjecttorevisionanddonotdefineunits in http://www.stratigraphy.org. The URL tothischartisfoundbelow. are availableatthewebsite detailed informationonratifiedGSSPs defined byGlobalStandard Stratigraphic Ages (GSSA).Charts and boundaries, includingthoseofthe andProterozoic,long Boundary Stratotype Section and Points (GSSP) for their lower Units ofallranksareintheprocessbeingdefinedbyGlobal Eonothem /Eon Archean Erathem /Era proterozoic proterozoic proterozoic v archean archean archean archean Paleo- Paleo- Meso- Meso- Neo- Neo- 2014 Eo- System /Period Ediacaran /02

GSSP GSSA ~ 541.0±1.0 ~ 4600 numerical age (Ma) ~ 635 2050 4000 3600 3200 2800 2500 2300 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 850