"global chronostratigraphic units" (Eon) Phanerozoic Eon (541.0 Ma - present) (Era) †Paleozoic Era (541.0 - 251.902 Ma) (Period) †Ordovician Period (485.4 - 443.8 Ma) (Subperiod) †Bala Sub-period 1 (Epoch) †Caradoc Epoch 2 (Epoch) †Ashgill Epoch