Age

Standard Chronostratigraphy

Period Epoch Stage Primary

Paleozoic Sequences -- Haq and Schutter (Science, 2008) Paleozoic Sequences --other studies

Mega-Sequences

of Sloss

Sequences(nomenclature by

J. Ogg)

Coastal Onlap and Mean Sea-Level (intermediate term)

Paleozoic Long- andShort-Term Sea Level Permian-Devonian

T-R Cycles

255

260

265

270

275

280

285

290

295

300

305

310

315

320

325

330

335

340

345

350

355

360

365

370

375

380

385

390

395

400

405

410

415

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Lochkovian

416.0

Pragian

411.2

Emsian

407.0

Eifelian

397.5

Givetian

391.8

Frasnian

385.3

Famennian

374.5

Tournaisian

359.2

Visean

345.3

Serpukhovian

328.3

Bashkirian

318.1

Moscovian

311.7

Kasimovian

307.2

Gzhelian

303.4

Asselian

299.0

Sakmarian

294.6

Artinskian

284.4

Kungurian

275.6

Roadian

270.6

Wordian

268.0

Capitanian

265.8

Wuchiapingian

260.4

Changhsingian

253.8

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Rev

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Hyp

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Illaw

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Ser

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Kas

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Low

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Low

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Upper

0 100 200m 0 100 200m

Medium- Resolution Perm- Devon Sequences

end-Perm

Chang-1?

Tansill/Wuch-2

Tansill/Wuch-1

Yates

Seven Rivers

Queens

Graysburg

Upper San Andres I

Brushy Canyon

Road Canyon IIRoad Canyon I

Iren -2

Iren

Filippov

Saran

Sargin

Irgin 3

Irgin 2

Barneston 2

Barneston 1

Kinney

Wreford 2

Wreford 1

Funston

Crouse

Middleburg

Eiss

Beattie 2

Beattie 1

Red Eagle 2

Foraker 2

F (Tarkio)Howard

Topeka

Deer Creek

Lecompton

Oread

E (Cass)

Stanton

D (Iola)

Dewey

C (Dennis)

Swope

B (Hertha)

Lost Branch

Altamont

Pawnee

Fort Scott 2

A (Verdigris)

Tiawah/Inola

Don./McCurtain

Finnie

Grindstaff

Pounds

Bostwich

Trace Creek

Dye - Kessler

Prairie Grove 2

Cane Hill

Imo

Degonia

Clore

Menard

Tar Springs

Hardinsburg

Fraileys

Cypress

Bethel

Yankeetown

Aux Vases

Ridenhower -Ste. Genevieve

St Louis

Salem (upper)

Salem (lower)

Warsaw

Keokuk (Upper)

Keokuk (Lower)

Meppen

Chouteau

Hannibal

Glen Park

II f

II e

II d

II c

II b

II a

I c

I b

I a

252.23

253.02

253.8

255.12

256.44

258.47

260.5

261.85

263.3

265.9266.1

266.58

267.05

268.0268.2268.35

268.78

269.17

269.56

270.26270.49

270.8

271.15

272.71

273.1273.35

273.6

275.1

275.6

277.05

278.5

279.63

280.0

280.37

280.75

281.89

283.14

284.4284.6

285.33

286.06

286.79

287.51

288.24

288.97

289.7

290.43

291.16

291.89

292.61

293.34

294.6294.8

295.38

295.97

296.57

297.17

297.76

298.34298.68299.03

299.73299.99

301.46

315.57315.82

316.39316.64

317.39317.44

317.92

318.93

319.77

320.49

322.07322.27

322.86322.95

323.7323.81

324.6324.71

325.5325.61

326.4326.58

327.82327.99

329.24329.41

330.65330.83

331.77332.08

333.02333.25

333.95

334.9

335.84336.17

337.9

340.61

341.52

341.99

343.41

343.94

345.53

346.88

350.86

351.32

352.43

354.31

357.12

358.99

372.28

361.5

363.03

363.79

364.94

365.78366.09

367.31

369.15369.3

371.44

372.01

373.58

374.04374.27

376.12

396.65

397.5

398.93

400.35

402.54402.73

404.17404.34

407.74

408.32

409.21

409.94

410.78411.2

299.84

Up. Grenola (Neva)

301.86

302.26

302.67

303.08

303.48

303.89

304.29

304.7

305.1

305.51

305.91

306.32306.72

307.13

307.53

307.94

308.34

308.75

309.15

310.21310.56310.95

311.7

312.45

313.19

313.94314.35

I fI e

I d

379.56379.86

377.2377.42

380.27

380.89

381.74

385.3385.59

386.28

387.25

387.84388.23

389.49

390.37

390.64

391.12391.31

385.89

390.46

392.6392.94

393.37

394.76394.94395.19

end-Perm

Tansill/Wuch

Brushy Canyon

Filippov

Irgin

Burslev (Barneston)

Funston

Lenox Hills (Eiss)

Neal Ranch (Upper Grenola)Red Eagle 3

Red Eagle

Foraker 2

F of Heckel'08

OreadE of Heckel'08

Stanton

D of Heckel'08(Dennis)

C of Heckel'08

Swope

B of Heckel'08

Lower Fort ScottA of Heckel'08

McCurtainMcCurtain

Prairie Grove 2

Imo

Degonia

Tar Springs

Salem (upper)

Keokuk (Upper)

Chouteau

Glen Park

II f

II e

II a

I c

I b

I a

0 a

Ammonoid Zonation Conodont Zonation

Graptolite Zones

Fusulinids and BenthicForaminifer Zonation

Only straight ammonoids known

Anetoceras

Anarcestes

Pinacites

Maenioceras

Pharciceras

Manticoceras

Cheiloceras

Prolobites

Platyclymenia

Clymenia

Wocklumeria

Protocanites - Gattendorfia

Protocanites - Pericyclus

Merocanites - Ammonellipsites

Beyrichoceras - Goniatites

Hypergoniatites - Ferganoceras

Uralopronorites - Cravenoceras

Fayettevillea - Delepinoceras

( hiatus in Eurasia ? )

Homoceras - Hudsonoceras

Reticuloceras - Bashkortoceras

Bilinguites - Cancelloceras

Branneroceras - Gastrioceras

Diaboloceras - Axinolobus

Diaboloceras - Winslovoceras

Paralegoceras - Eowellerites

Pseudoparalegoceras - Wellerites

Shumardites - Vidrioceras

Shumardites

Svetlanoceras

Sakmarites

Aktubinskia, Artinskia, Neopronorites

Waagenoceras

Timorites

Roadoceras, Doulingoceras

Araxoceras

Iranites

Icriodus woschmidti - postwoschmidti

Ozarkodina eurekaensis

Ozarkodina delta

Pedavis pesavis

Eognathodus sulcatus sulcatus

Eognathodus sulcatus kindlei

Polygnathus pireneae

Polygnathus kitabicus

Polygnathus gronbergi / excavatus

Polygnathus nothoperbonus

Polygnathus inversus

Polygnathus serotinus

Polygnathus costatus patulus

Polygnathus costatus partitus

Polygnathus costatus costatus

Tortodus kock. australis

Tortodus kock. kockelianus

Polygnathus xylus - ensensis

Polygnathus hemiansatus

Polygnathus varcus

Schmidtognathus hermanni

Klapperina disparilis

Skeletognathus norrisi

Mesotaxis falsiovalis

Palmatolepis transitans

Palmatolepis punctata

Palmatolepis hassi

Palmatolepis jamieae

Palmatolepis rhenana

Palmatolepis linguiformis

Palmatolepis triangularis

Palmatolepis crepida

Palmatolepis rhomboidea

Palmatolepis marginifera

Palmatolepis rugosa trachytera

Palmatolepis perlobata postera

Palmatolepis gracilis expansa

Siphonodella praesulcata

Siphonodella sulcata

Siphonodella duplicata

Siphonodella belkai

Siphonodella quadruplicata

Siphonodella isosticha

Gnathodus typicus

Dollimae bouckaerti

Scalliognathus anchoralis

Gnathodus texanus

Gnathodus bilineatus bilineatus

Lochria nodosa

Lochria cruciformis

Gnathodus bilineatus bollandensis

( hiatus in Eurasia ? )

Declinagnathodus noduliferus

Idiognathoides sinuatus

Neognathodus askynensis

Idiognathodus sinuosus

Declinognathodus marginodosus

Declinognathodus donetzianus - Idiognathoides postsulcatus

Streptognathodus transitivus

Neognathodus medexultimus - Neognathodus bothrops

Streptognathodus concinnus - Idiognathodus robustus

Neognathodus medexultimus - Idiognathodus podolskensis

Neognathodus inaequalisNeognathodus roundyi

Streptognathodus subexcelsus"Swadelina" makhlinaeIdiognathodus sagittalis

Streptognathodus cancellosus

Idiognathodus toretzianus

Streptognathodus firmusStreptognathodus simulator

Streptognathodus vitali

Streptognathodus virgilicus

Streptognathodus bellus

Streptognathodus wabaunsensis

Streptognathodus isolatus

Streptognathodus constrictus

Streptognathodus fusus

Streptognathodus postfusus

Streptognathodus barskovi

Sweetognathus merrilli - Neogondolella uralensis

Sweetognathus binodosus

Sweetognathus whitei

Neostreptognathodus pequopensis

Neostreptognathodus pnevi

Neostreptognathodus prayi

Neostreptognathodus sulcoplicatus

Jinogondolella nankingensis

Jinogondolella aserrata

Jinogondolella postserrata

Jinogondolella altudaensis

Clarkina postbitteri hongshuiensis Clarkina postbitteri postbitteri

Clarkina dukouensis

Clarkina asymetrica

Clarkina leveni

Clarkina guangyuanensisClarkina transcaucasica

Clarkina orientalis

Clarkina wangi

Clarkina subcarinataClarkina changxingensis

Clarkina yiniClarkina meishanensis

Monograptus praehercynicus, M. uniformis

Monograptus hercinicus

Monograptus falcarius

Monograptus yukonensis

Sphaeroschwagerina vulgarisSphaeroschwagerina fusiformis

Schwagerina nux

Pseudoschwagerina robusta

Sphaeroschwagerina gigas

Schwagerina moelleri

Schwagerina vernueili

Zigarella urdalensis - Z. plicatissima

Pseudofusulina

Parafusulina

Chalaroschwagerina vulgaris

Brevaxina

Praeskinnerella pavlovi

Skinerella

Cancellina

Neoschwangerina tenuis

Afganella tereshkovae

Afganella schenki

Rauserella

Codonofusiella

Paradunbarulla

Palaeofusulina minima

Palaeofusulina sinensis - Parananlingellia

Tournayellina pseudobeata - Septatournayella njumylga

Bisphaera malevkensis - Earlandia minima

Chernyshinella disputabilis

Palaeospiroplectammina tchernyshinensis

Spinoendothyra costifera

Endothyra elegia - Eotextularia diversa

Eoparastaffella simplex - Eoendothyranopsis donica

Uralodiscus rotundus

Endothyranopsis compressa - Pararchaediscus kokjubensis

Endothyranopsis crassus - Archaediscus gigas

Neoarchaediscus postrugosus

Eostaffellina protvae

Monotaxinoides transitorius

( regional hiatus ? )

Plectostaffella bogdanovkensis

Semistaffella variabilis - Semistaffella minuscilaria

Pseudostaffella antiqua

Staffellaeformes staffellaeformis - Pseudostaffella praegorskyi

Profusulinella primitiva - Pseudostaffella gorskyi

Profusulinella rhombiformis

Verella spicata - Alj. tikhonovichi

Aljutovella aljutovica

Priscoidella priscoidea

Fusulinella subpulchra

Fusulinella colaniae - F. voshgalensis - Beedeina kamensis

Fusulinella bocki

Fusulina cylindrica - Protriticites ovatus

Protriticites pseudomontiparus - Obsoletes obsoletus

Montiparus montiparus

Rauserites quasiarcticus

Rauserites rossicus - Rauserites stuckenbergi

Jigulites jigulensis

Daixina sokensis

Daixina bosbytauensis - Globifusulina robusta

Chang-3

Chang-2

Chang-1

Wuch-2

Wuch-1

Cap-3

Cap-2

Cap-1

Word-3

Word-2

Word-1

Road-2

Road-1Kung-3dKung-3cKung-3bKung-3a

Kung-2

Kung-1

Art-3

Art-2

Art-1

Sak-7

Sak-6

Sak-5

Sak-4

Sak-3

Sak-2

Sak-1

Ass-3

Ass-2

Ass-1

Gzh-3

Gzh-2

Gzh-1

Kas-3

Kas-2

Kas-1

Mosc-3

Mosc-2

Mosc-1

Bash-7

Bash-6

Bash-5

Bash-4Bash-3

Bash-2

Bash-1

Serp-9

Serp-8

Serp-7

Serp-6

Serp-5

Serp-4

Serp-3

Serp-2

Serp-1

Vis-7

Vis-6

Vis-5

Vis-4

Vis-3

Vis-2

Vis-1

Tour-5

Tour-4

Tour-3

Tour-2

Tour-1

Fam-8

Fam-7

Fam-6

Fam-5

Fam-4

Fam-3

Fam-2

Fam-1

Fras-8

Fras-7

Fras-6

Fras-5

Fras-4

Fras-3

Fras-2

Fras-1

Giv-5

Giv-4

Giv-3

Giv-6

Giv-2

Giv-1

Eif-3

Eif-2

Eif-1

Ems-8Ems-7

Ems-6

Ems-5

Ems-4

Ems-3

Ems-2

Ems-1

Prag-1

Loch-4

Loch-3

Loch-2

Loch-1

251.5251.8

252.5252.89

253.8

254.57

256.0

257.32

260.4

261.04

262.0

262.5

263.0

264.12

265.8266.15

266.5266.7

267.0267.25267.5

267.77

268.4

269.28

270.6270.7

270.95271.3

271.65

272.0

272.6

273.5

274.34

275.6

276.68

278.0

279.75

281.5

282.81

284.4

285.35

286.5

287.18

288.0

288.64

289.6

290.23

291.0291.3

292.0292.36

293.2

293.69

294.6295.02

295.8295.98

296.7

297.5

299.0

299.68

300.5

301.02

301.8

302.65

303.5

303.98

304.7304.9

305.5

305.98

306.7

307.26

308.3308.51

309.0

309.92

311.3311.6

312.3312.65

313.3313.6

314.3

314.95

315.6316.0316.18

316.7316.9

317.5

318.01

319.2319.59

320.5320.86

321.7322.09

323.0323.35

324.0324.3

325.0

325.56

326.6326.8

327.4

328.3

329.4329.6

330.2330.62

331.6332.02

332.8

334.08

336.0

337.44

339.2

340.53

343.0

343.6

344.5344.92

345.7

346.54

348.5

349.5

351.0

351.69

353.3

355.37

359.2

359.92

361.0

361.96

363.4

364.2

365.7365.91

366.4366.84

367.5

368.5

370.0

370.8

386.02

376.72

379.0

382.0

372.0

372.88

374.5374.78

375.2375.56

376.0

377.6

378.09

379.72

380.8

381.4

383.0

384.0

384.68

385.5385.9386.2

386.79

387.5

388.0388.4

389.04

390.0

390.5

391.0391.21

391.6391.88

392.3392.45392.8

393.0393.3

393.98

395.0395.16395.4

396.56

397.5

398.3

399.5

400.35

401.2

402.6

404.0

404.9

406.0

406.45

407.0

408.35

410.0

410.82

411.5

412.5

413.5

414.0

414.5414.85

415.5

416.1

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