ammonites

Chesterian age/stage

General information
Lower boundary: after 339.4 Ma (based on Asbian)
Upper boundary: equal to 318.1 Ma (based on Serpukhovian)
Continent: North America
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Key correlations
Period: Carboniferous
Contained within
  • Carboniferous
  • Sherman
  • Paleozoic
  • Phanerozoic
    • Previous intervals
  • Holkerian
  • Aleksian
  • Tulian
  • Jiusian
    • 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
    • Contains
  • Brigantian, Venevian
    • Shares base with
  • Asbian, Mikhailovian, Shangsian
    • Shares top with
  • Arnsbergian, Dewunian, Late/Upper Mississippian, Mississippian, Pendleian, Protvian, Serpukhovian, Steshevian, Tarussian
    • Overlaps with
  • Namurian (326.4 to 314.6 Ma)
  • Zapaltyubian (326.4 to 314.6 Ma)
  • Meramecian (345.0 to 336.0 Ma)
  • Visean (345.3 to 326.4 Ma)
  • Middle Mississippian (345.3 to 326.4 Ma)
    • Appears in scales
  • Subcommission on Carboniferous Stratigraphy North American Stages (2006)
  • Gradstein Carboniferous of North America (2004)
  • Harland Carboniferous of the USA (1990)

    • Interval name: