"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) †Mississippian Sub-period (358.9 - 323.2 Ma) (Epoch) †Serpukhovian Epoch 1 (Stage) †Pendleian Stage 2 (Stage) †Arnsbergian Stage 3 (Stage) †Chokierian Stage 4 (Stage) †Alportian Stage