"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
             (Stage) †Alportian Stage