"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) †Moscovian Epoch see Age Moscovian Age (315.2 - 307.0 Ma) (Stage) †Podolskian Stage