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Chazyan age/stage
General information
Lower boundary: after 468.1 Ma (
based on Darriwilian
)
Upper boundary: equal to 460.9 Ma (
based on Darriwilian
)
Continent: North America
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Key correlations
Period:
Ordovician
Epoch:
Middle Ordovician
Stage:
Darriwilian
Contained within
Darriwilian
Llanvirnian
Guniu
Hulo
Zhejiangian
Whiterockian
Ordovician
Paleozoic
Phanerozoic
Previous intervals
Volkhov
Cassinian
Jefferson
Rangerian
Arenigian
Dawan
Daobaowan
Ningkuo
Hunjiang
Yushanian
Valhallan
Langevoja
Vaana
Saka
Volkhovian
Canadian
Jeffersonian
early Middle Ordovician
Dapingian
Next intervals
Late/Upper Ordovician
Caradoc
Costonian
Late/Upper Llandeilo
Middle Llandeilo
Letna
Liben
Keila
Idavere
Kukruse
Edenian
Black River
Trentonian
Wildernessian
Ashbyan
Chatfieldian
Turinian
Aurelucian
Volfreyan
Dobrotivian
Berounian
Gisbornian
Aijiashan
Xiaoxita
Shikou
Hanjiang
Neichiashanian
Haljala
Caradocian
Franklinian
Kirkfieldian
Rocklandian
Shermanian
Blackriveran
early Late Ordovician
Sandbian
Contains
Early/Lower Llanvirn
,
Sarka
Shares base with
Kunda
Shares top with
Abereiddian
,
Aluoja
,
Aseri
,
Dobrotiva
,
Early/Lower Llandeilo
,
Lasnamagi
,
Late/Upper Llanvirn
,
Llandeilian
,
Llanvirn
,
Middle Ordovician
,
Oretanian
,
Uhaku
,
Yangtzi
Overlaps with
Viru
(463.5 to 452.0 Ma)
Llandeilo
(466.0 to 449.5 Ma)
Chazy
(466.0 to 457.5 Ma)
Whiterock
(468.1 to 460.9 Ma)
Marmor
(468.1 to 460.9 Ma)
Yapeenian
(468.9 to 466.0 Ma)
Fennian
(471.8 to 466.0 Ma)
Valaste
(471.8 to 466.0 Ma)
Hunderum
(471.8 to 466.0 Ma)
Arenig
(478.6 to 466.0 Ma)
Klabava
(478.6 to 466.0 Ma)
Oeland
(488.3 to 463.5 Ma)
Appears in scale
Ross et al. 1982 Ordovician Stages of North America I
(1998)
Interval name:
Late/Upper
late Late
middle Late
early Late
Middle
late Middle
middle Middle
early Middle
Early/Lower
late Early
middle Early
early Early