Age

Gzhelian

303.7000 – 298.9000 Ma

The Gzhelian is an age in the ICS geologic time scale or a stage in the stratigraphic column. It is the youngest stage of the Pennsylvanian, the youngest subsystem of the Carboniferous. The Gzhelian lasted from 303.7 to 298.9 Ma. It follows the Kasimovian age/stage and is followed by the Asselian age/stage, the oldest subdivision of the Permian system.

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Gzhelian
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Parent interval
Pennsylvanian Epoch