Kungurian

In the geologic timescale, the Kungurian is an age or stage of the Permian. It is the latest or upper of four subdivisions of the Cisuralian Epoch or Series. The Kungurian lasted between and million years ago (Ma). It was preceded by the Artinskian and followed by the Roadian.

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Geologic timespan.name: Kungurian
Geologic timespan.color: Kungurian
Geologic timespan.time_start: 283.3
Geologic timespan.time_start_uncertainty: 0.4
Geologic timespan.time_end: 274.4
Geologic timespan.time_end_uncertainty: 0.4
Geologic timespan.timeline: Permian
Geologic timespan.name_formality: Formal
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
Geologic timespan.lower_boundary_def: Not formally defined
Geologic timespan.lower_def_candidates: Near FAD of the Conodont Neostreptognathodus pnevi
Geologic timespan.lower_gssp_candidates: Mechetlino, Southern Ural Mountains, Russia
Geologic timespan.upper_boundary_def: FAD of the Conodont Jinogondolella nanginkensis

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Instance of: age
Followed by: Roadian
Follows: Artinskian

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different from: Kungur
sRGB color hex triplet: EF947F
start time: 283500000-
end time: 272950000-

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Stratigraphy
Kungurian life
References
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==Stratigraphy== The Kungurian is named after the Russian city of Kungur in Perm Krai. The stage was introduced into scientific literature by Russian geologist Alexandr Antonovich Stukenberg (Alexander Stuckenberg) in 1890.

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