Early Mississippian

Early Mississippian

The Early Mississippian (also known as the Lower Mississippian) is the first of three subepochs of the Mississippian epoch of the Carboniferous period. It spans the time between 359.2 ± 2.5 Ma and 345.3 ± 2.1 Ma (million years ago). It has one faunal stage, the Tournaisian.

References

* [http://www.stratigraphy.org/geowhen/stages/Early_Mississippian.html GeoWhen Database - Early Mississippian]


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