The Paleobiology Database

Eastonian age/stage

General information

Lower boundary: equal to 456.1 Ma (see scale)
Upper boundary: equal to 449.5 Ma (based on Caradoc)
Continent: Australia
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Key correlations

Period: Ordovician
Epoch: Late/Upper Ordovician
10 million year bin: Ordovician 4

Contained within

Bohdalec

Sherman

Late/Upper Ordovician

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Contains

Actonian, Cheneyan, Marshbrookian, Rakvere, Woolstonian

Shares top with

Ashbyan, Berounian, Blackriveran, Caradoc, Caradocian, Chatfieldian, Edenian, Franklinian, Haljala, Hanjiang, Johvi, Kirkfieldian, Kukruse, Late/Upper Llandeilo, Llandeilo, Maysvillian, Middle Llandeilo, Nabala, Neichiashanian, Onnian, Rocklandian, Shermanian, Streffordian, Trentonian, Turinian, Wildernessian

Overlaps with

Harju (452.0 to 443.7 Ma)

Vormsi (452.0 to 445.6 Ma)

Maysville (452.0 to 445.6 Ma)

Cincinnatian (452.5 to 443.7 Ma)

Rawtheyan (455.8 to 445.6 Ma)

middle Late Ordovician (455.8 to 445.6 Ma)

Katian (455.8 to 445.6 Ma)

Oandu (457.5 to 452.0 Ma)

Mohawkian (457.5 to 452.5 Ma)

Longvillian (457.5 to 455.8 Ma)

Soudleyan (457.5 to 455.8 Ma)

Harnagian (457.5 to 455.8 Ma)

Zahorany (457.5 to 455.8 Ma)

Vinice (457.5 to 455.8 Ma)

Kirkfield (457.5 to 455.8 Ma)

Rockland (457.5 to 455.8 Ma)

Burrellian (457.5 to 455.8 Ma)

Letna (460.9 to 455.8 Ma)

Keila (460.9 to 455.8 Ma)

Idavere (460.9 to 455.8 Ma)

early Late Ordovician (460.9 to 455.8 Ma)

Sandbian (460.9 to 455.8 Ma)

Viru (463.5 to 452.0 Ma)

Appears in scales

Gradstein Late Ordovician of Australasia (2004)

Webby 1998 Australasian Cardocian and Ashgillian Stages (1998)