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In the geologic timescale, the Bashkirian is the age of the Pennsylvanian epoch of the Carboniferous period of the Paleozoic era do Fanerozoic eon that is comprehended between 318 million 100 thousand and 311 million 700 thousand years ago, approximatedly. The Bashkirian age succeeds the Serpukhovian age of the Mississippian epoch of the same period and precedes the Moscovian age of the Pennsylvanian epoch. The geologic time scale is used by geologists and other scientists to describe the timing and relationships between events that have occurred during the history of the Earth. ... A geologic age is a time period on the geologic timescale delimited by major geologic or paleontologic events. ... The Pennsylvanian is a geologic (sub)period lasting from roughly 325 million years before the present (BP) to 286 million years BP. As with most other geologic periods, the rock beds that define the period are well identified, but the exact date of the start and end are uncertain by... The Carboniferous is a major division of the geologic timescale that extends from the end of the Devonian period, about 340 million years ago (mya), to the beginning of the Permian period, about 280 mya. ... The Paleozoic is a major division of the geologic timescale, one of four geologic eras. ... The table and timeline of geologic periods presented here is in accordance with the dates and nomenclature proposed by the International Commission on Stratigraphy. ... This article is about the geologic period; for the North American culture, see Mississippian culture. ...

Carboniferous period
Mississippian subperiod Pennsylvanian subperiod
Lower/Early Middle Upper/Late Lower/Early Middle Upper/Late
Tournaisian Viséan Serpukhovian Bashkirian Moscovian Kasimovian Gzhelian
Paleozoic era
Cambrian Ordovician Silurian Devonian Carboniferous Permian

The Carboniferous is a major division of the geologic timescale that extends from the end of the Devonian period, about 340 million years ago (mya), to the beginning of the Permian period, about 280 mya. ... This article is about the geologic period; for the North American culture, see Mississippian culture. ... The Pennsylvanian is a geologic (sub)period lasting from roughly 325 million years before the present (BP) to 286 million years BP. As with most other geologic periods, the rock beds that define the period are well identified, but the exact date of the start and end are uncertain by... The Paleozoic is a major division of the geologic timescale, one of four geologic eras. ... The Cambrian is a major division of the geologic timescale that begins about 542 million years before the present (BP) at the end of the Proterozoic eon and ended about 490 million years BP with the beginning of the Ordovician period. ... The Ordovician period is the second of the six (seven in North America) periods of the Paleozoic era. ... The Silurian is a major division of the geologic timescale that extends from the end of the Ordovician period, about 439 million years ago (mega years ago, mya), to the beginning of the Devonian period, about 408. ... Jump to: navigation, search Disambiguation: Devonian is also an adjective relating to the English county of Devon or the people there. ... The Carboniferous is a major division of the geologic timescale that extends from the end of the Devonian period, about 340 million years ago (mya), to the beginning of the Permian period, about 280 mya. ... The Permian is a geologic period that extends from about 280 to 248 million years before the present (mya). ...



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