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                       Cincinnatian North American Stage
 
                          From 451 To 443.7 +/- 1.5 Ma
 
  End Defined By:  Graptolites, lowest occurrences of Parakidograptus 
     acuminatus and Akidograptus ascensus.
 
  End Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
 
 -- Overlaps With --
  ICS Stage:        Ordovician VI (455.8 - 445.6)
  Australian Stage: Eastonian     (456 - 450)
  Chinese Stage:    Linxiangian   (454.5 - 449)
  European Stage:   Streffordian  (452 - 449)
  General Stage:    Caradoc       (460.9 - 449)
  Regional Stage:   Edenian       (454 - 449)
  Regional Stage:   Mayvillian    (453 - 447.5)
  Regional Stage:   Onnian        (453 - 449)
 
 -- A Substage of --
  Eon:    Phanerozoic     (542 - -5.5012e-005)
  Era:    Paleozoic       (542 - 251)
  Period: Ordovician      (488.3 - 443.7)
  Epoch:  Late Ordovician (460.9 - 443.7)
 
 -- Preceeded By --
  North American Stage: Mohawkian (462 - 451)
 
 -- Followed By --
  Period:               Silurian       (443.7 - 416)
  Epoch:                Early Silurian (443.7 - 422.9)
  Sub-Epoch:            Llandovery     (443.7 - 428.2)
  ICS Stage:            Rhuddanian     (443.7 - 439)
  Australian Stage:     Keiloran       (443.7 - 433)
  Chinese Stage:        Longmaxian     (443.7 - 438)
  North American Stage: Medinan        (443.7 - 438)
  Regional Stage:       Alexandrian    (443.7 - 436)
 
 -- Contains the Following Stages --
  ICS Stage:        Hirnantian  (445.6 - 443.7)
  Australian Stage: Bolindian   (450 - 443.7)
  European Stage:   Pusgillian  (449 - 447.5)
  European Stage:   Cautleyan   (447.5 - 446.5)
  European Stage:   Rawtheyan   (446.5 - 445.6)
  General Stage:    Ashgill     (449 - 443.7)
  Regional Stage:   Richmondian (449 - 445.6)
 

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