Changhsingian
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In the geologic time scale, the Changhsingian or Changxingian is the latest age or uppermost stage of the Permian period and the Paleozoic era as a whole. It is also the upper or latest of two subdivisions of the Lopingian Epoch or Series. The Changhsingian lasted from to 251.902 Ma ago. It is preceded by the Wuchiapingian age/stage and is followed by the Induan age/stage (Early Triassic epoch).
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- Geologic timespan.name
- Changhsingian
- Geologic timespan.color
- Changhsingian
- Geologic timespan.time_start
- 254.14
- Geologic timespan.time_start_uncertainty
- 0.07
- Geologic timespan.time_end
- 251.902
- Geologic timespan.time_end_uncertainty
- 0.024
- Geologic timespan.image_outcrop
- DBRollepass.jpg
- Geologic timespan.caption_outcrop
- Bellerophon Formation, Dolomites, Italy
- Geologic timespan.timeline
- Permian
- Geologic timespan.name_formality
- Formal
- Geologic timespan.name_accept_date
- 1981
- Geologic timespan.alternate_spellings
- Changxingian
- Geologic timespan.celestial_body
- earth
- Geologic timespan.usage
- Global (ICS)
- Geologic timespan.timescales_used
- ICS Time Scale
- Geologic timespan.chrono_unit
- Age
- Geologic timespan.strat_unit
- Stage
- Geologic timespan.timespan_formality
- Formal
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- sRGB color hex triplet
- FEC6B3
- start time
- 254140000-
- end time
- 251902000-
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- Stratigraphic definitions
- Changhsingian life
- Notable formations
- References
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In the geologic time scale, the Changhsingian or Changxingian is the latest age or uppermost stage of the Permian period and the Paleozoic era as a whole. It is also the upper or latest of two subdivisions of the Lopingian Epoch or Series. The Changhsingian lasted from to 251.902 Ma ago. It is preceded by the Wuchiapingian age/stage and is followed by the Induan age/stage (Early Triassic epoch).
The greatest mass extinction in the Phanerozoic eon, the Permian–Triassic extinction event, occurred around the end of this age.
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