Moscovian
second stage and age of the Pennsylvanian subsystem and subperiod; fifth age of the Carboniferous system and period
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Summary
Moscovian is a stage[1].
Key Facts
- Instance of: age[2]
- Named after: Moscow[3]
- Follows: Bashkirian[4]
- Followed by: Kasimovian[5]
- Part of: Middle Pennsylvanian[6], ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[7]
- SRGB color hex triplet: B3CBB9[8]
- Start time: 315200000 BC[9]
- End time: 307000000 BC[10]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11]
- Different from: moscovium[12]
- Named by: Sergei Nikolaevič Nikitin[13]
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Use and Application
Part of include Middle Pennsylvanian[6], an epoch[14] and ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[7].