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Also known as Wordian Stage, Wordian Age

In the geologic timescale, the Wordian is an age or stage of the Permian. It is the middle of three subdivisions of the Guadalupian Epoch or Series. The Wordian lasted between and million years ago (Ma). It was preceded by the Roadian and followed by the Capitanian.

Key facts

Geologic timespan.name
Wordian
Geologic timespan.color
Wordian
Geologic timespan.time_start
266.9
Geologic timespan.time_start_uncertainty
0.4
Geologic timespan.time_end
264.28
Geologic timespan.time_end_uncertainty
0.16
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
FAD of the Conodont Jinogondolella aserrata
Geologic timespan.lower_gssp_location
Guadalupe Pass, Guadalupe Mountains, Texas, USA
Geologic timespan.lower_gssp_accept_date
2001
Geologic timespan.upper_boundary_def
FAD of the Conodont Jinogondolella postserrata

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Instance of
age
Followed by
Capitanian
Follows
Roadian
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sRGB color hex triplet
FE987E
start time
268800000-
end time
265100000-
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  • Stratigraphy
  • Biostratigraphy
  • Wordian life
  • Notable formations
  • References
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In the geologic timescale, the Wordian is an age or stage of the Permian. It is the middle of three subdivisions of the Guadalupian Epoch or Series. The Wordian lasted between and million years ago (Ma). It was preceded by the Roadian and followed by the Capitanian.

==Stratigraphy== The Wordian Stage was introduced into scientific literature by Johan August Udden in 1916 and was named after the Word Formation of the North American Permian Basin. The Wordian was first used as a stratigraphic subdivision of the Guadalupian in 1961, when both names were still only used regionally in the southern US. The stage was added to the internationally used ISC timescale in 2001.

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