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                               Gzhelian ICS Stage
                                   (Gzelian)
 
                      From 303.9 +/- 0.9 To 299 +/- 0.8 Ma
 
  Start Defined By:  Near lowest occurrences of the fusulinids Daixina, 
     Jigulites and Rugosofusulina, or lowest occurrence of Streptognathodus 
     zethu.
  End Defined By:  Conodont, lowest occurrence of Streptognathodus isolatus 
     within the S. "wabaunsensis" conodont chronocline.  6 m higher is lowest 
     fusilinid foraminifer Sphaeroschwagerina.
 
  Start Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
  End Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
 
 -- A Substage of --
  Eon:                  Phanerozoic        (542 - -5.5012e-005)
  Era:                  Paleozoic          (542 - 251)
  Period:               Carboniferous      (359.2 - 299)
  Epoch:                Pennsylvanian      (318.1 - 299)
  Sub-Epoch:            Late Pennsylvanian (306.5 - 299)
  Chinese Stage:        Mapingian          (310 - 299)
  European Epoch:       Silesian           (326.4 - 299)
  European Stage:       Stephanian         (306.5 - 299)
  North American Stage: Virgilian          (305 - 299)
 
 -- Preceeded By --
  ICS Stage:     Kasimovian       (306.5 - 303.9)
  Russian Stage: Dorogomilovksian (305 - 303.9)
 
 -- Followed By --
  Period:               Permian       (299 - 251)
  Epoch:                Early Permian (299 - 270.6)
  ICS Stage:            Asselian      (299 - 294.6)
  North American Stage: Wolfcampian   (299 - 280)
 
 -- Contains the Following Stages --
  Russian Stage: Klazminskian (303.9 - 300.5)
  Russian Stage: Noginskian   (300.5 - 299)
 

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