"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) †Pennsylvanian Sub-period (323.2 - 298.9 Ma) (Epoch) †Gzelian Epoch see Age Gzhelian Age (303.7 - 298.9 Ma) 1 (Stage) †Klazminskian Stage 2 (Stage) †Noginskian Stage