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                        Chesterian North American Stage
 
                          From 333 To 318.1 +/- 1.3 Ma
 
  End Defined By:  Conodont, lowest occurrence of Declinognathodus nodiliferus 
     s.l.
 
  End Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
 
 -- Overlaps With --
  Sub-Epoch:      Middle Mississippian (345.3 - 326.4)
  ICS Stage:      Visean               (345.3 - 326.4)
  European Epoch: Dinantian            (359.2 - 326.4)
  European Epoch: Silesian             (326.4 - 299)
  European Stage: Namurian             (326.4 - 315)
  Regional Stage: Brigantian           (336 - 326.4)
 
 -- A Substage of --
  Eon:    Phanerozoic   (542 - -5.5012e-005)
  Era:    Paleozoic     (542 - 251)
  Period: Carboniferous (359.2 - 299)
  Epoch:  Mississippian (359.2 - 318.1)
 
 -- Preceeded By --
  Chinese Stage:        Datangian  (345 - 333)
  North American Stage: Meramecian (340 - 333)
  Regional Stage:       Asbian     (337.5 - 333)
 
 -- Followed By --
  Epoch:          Pennsylvanian       (318.1 - 299)
  Sub-Epoch:      Early Pennsylvanian (318.1 - 311.7)
  ICS Stage:      Bashkirian          (318.1 - 311.7)
  Chinese Stage:  Huashibanian        (318.1 - 313)
  Regional Stage: Kinderscoutian      (318.1 - 317)
 
 -- Contains the Following Sub-Epochs --
  Sub-Epoch: Late Mississippian (326.4 - 318.1)
 

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