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Capitanian

In the geologic timescale, the Capitanian is an age or stage of the Permian. It is also the uppermost or latest of three subdivisions of the Guadalupian Epoch or Series. The Capitanian lasted between 264.28 and 259.857 million years ago. It was preceded by the Wordian and followed by the Wuchiapingian.

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Celestial body
Earth
Chronological unit
Age
Lower boundary definition
FAD of the Conodont Jinogondolella postserrata
Lower GSSP ratified
2001
Name formality
Formal
Regional usage
Global (ICS)

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related to Stratigraphy · 11
Capitanian → Capitan Reef, George Burr Richardson, Guadalupe Mountains, Guadalupian, ICS, Texas, The, The Capitanian, The Capitanian Stage, United States, US
related to Definitions · 9
Capitanian → Capitanian Stage, Clarkina, Guadalupe Mountains, Jinogondolella, Lopingian, Nipple Hill, Texas, The, Wuchiapingian
related to Capitanian life · 6
Capitanian → Global, Guadalupian, Olson’s Extinction, Roadian, Wordian, Wuchiapingian
related to Events · 6
Capitanian → Alatoconchidae, Carbon, The, This, Verbeekninidae, Waagenophyllidae
related to Biostratigraphy · 4
Capitanian → Clarkina, Jinogondolella, The Capitanian, Timorites
related to External links · 3
Capitanian → CapitanianUpper Paleozoic, GeoWhen Database, ICS
Celestial body · 1
Capitanian → Earth
Chronological unit · 1
Capitanian → Age
Lower boundary definition · 1
Capitanian → FAD of the Conodont Jinogondolella postserrata
Lower boundary GSSP · 1
Capitanian → Nipple Hill, Guadalupe Mountains, Texas, USA .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefaul…

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stage extinction event years permian ics wuchiapingian stratigraphic ago conodont texas million wordian age mass guadalupian regional global jinogondolella clarkina

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CapitanianCelestial bodyEarth1.00infobox
CapitanianChronological unitAge1.00infobox
CapitanianLower boundary definitionFAD of the Conodont Jinogondolella postserrata1.00infobox
CapitanianLower boundary GSSPNipple Hill, Guadalupe Mountains, Texas, USA .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefaul…1.00infobox
CapitanianLower GSSP ratified20011.00infobox
CapitanianName formalityFormal1.00infobox
CapitanianRegional usageGlobal (ICS)1.00infobox
CapitanianStratigraphic unitStage1.00infobox
CapitanianTime scale(s) usedICS Time Scale1.00infobox
CapitanianTime span formalityFormal1.00infobox
CapitanianUpper boundary definitionFAD of the Conodont Clarkina postbitteri postbitteri1.00infobox
CapitanianUpper boundary GSSPPenglaitan Section, Laibin, Guangxi, China 23°41′43″N 109°19′16″E / 23.6953°N 109.3211°E / 23.6953; 109.32111.00infobox
CapitanianUpper GSSP ratified20041.00infobox
Capitanianis aage or stage of the Permian0.90text

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