"global chronostratigraphic units" (Eon) Phanerozoic Eon (541.0 Ma - present) (Era) †Paleozoic Era (541.0 - 251.902 Ma) (Period) †Permian Period (298.9 - 251.902 Ma) (Epoch) †Zechstein Epoch 1 (Stage) †Ufimian Stage see Substage Wordian Substage 2 (Stage) †Wordian Stage (266.9 - 264.28 Ma) 3 (Stage) †Capitanian Stage (264.28 - 259.51 Ma) 4 (Stage) †Longtanian Stage see Substage Djullian Substage 5 (Stage) †Changxingian Stage see Substage Dorashamian Substage