Silesian (series)

The Silesian is in the geologic timescale of Europe a series or epoch, a subdivision of the Carboniferous system or period.

System Series
(NW Europe)
Stage
(NW Europe)
Series
(ICS)
Stage
(ICS)
Age
(Ma)
Permian younger
Carboniferous Silesian Stephanian Pennsylvanian Gzhelian 298.9–303.7
Westphalian Kasimovian 303.7–307.0
Moscovian 307.0–315.2
Bashkirian 315.2–323.2
Namurian
Mississippian Serpukhovian 323.2–330.9
Dinantian Visean Visean 330.9–346.7
Tournaisian Tournaisian 346.7–358.9
Devonian older
Subdivisions of the Carboniferous system in Europe compared with the official ICS-stages (as of 2018)

It was named for Silesia, a region that stretches over the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany.

Geology

It follows or lies on top of the Dinantian epoch/series and lasted from roughly 326.4 to 299.0 Ma ago.

The base of the Silesian is undefined, the top is defined by the first appearance of the conodont Streptognathodus isolatus.

Subdivisions

The Silesian is subdivided into three stages, from young (upper) to old (lower):

See also

  • Carboniferous geochronology
  • Carboniferous Europe

References

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