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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Within Vinony's link graph, Kungurian is referenced by 214 other articles, and connects out to geologic time scale, year and Devonian.

The entry is geolocated on the map, across 2 mapped points.

It sits within the topics Kungurian, Permian Asia and Permian geochronology.

Its subject is documented across 21 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

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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Wikidata facts

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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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Stratigraphy
Kungurian life
References
External links

==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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