"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) †Visean Epoch (Stage) †Brigantian Stage