"global chronostratigraphic units" (Eon) Phanerozoic Eon (541.0 Ma - present) (Era) †Paleozoic Era (541.0 - 251.902 Ma) (Period) †Silurian Period (443.8 - 419.2 Ma) (Epoch) †Wenlock Epoch (433.4 - 427.4 Ma) 1 (Stage) †Sheinwoodian Stage (433.4 - 430.5 Ma) 2 (Stage) †Whitwellian Stage 3 (Stage) †Gleedonian Stage