"global chronostratigraphic units" (Eon) Phanerozoic Eon (541.0 Ma - present) (Era) †Paleozoic Era (541.0 - 251.902 Ma) (Period) †Carboniferous Period (358.9 - 298.9 Ma) (Subperiod) †Pennsylvanian Sub-period (323.2 - 298.9 Ma) 1 (Epoch) †Bashkirian Epoch see Age Bashkirian Age (323.2 - 315.2 Ma) 2 (Epoch) †Moscovian Epoch see Age Moscovian Age (315.2 - 307.0 Ma) 3 (Epoch) †Kasimovian Epoch see Age Kasimovian Age (307.0 - 303.7 Ma) 4 (Epoch) †Gzelian Epoch see Age Gzhelian Age (303.7 - 298.9 Ma)