Whiterockian epoch

470 - 457 Ma

The definition of this interval in the timescale Ordovician of North America is taken from the following source:

  • F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 view

The top age has been interpolated based on the differences between the ages for international timescale boundaries quoted in the source and the currently accepted ages for those boundaries.

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This interval is used in the definition of 545 collections

A total of 4083 collections with 23997 occurrences lie within this time span

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International Chronostratigraphic TimescaleOrdovician of North AmericaOrdovician of China
OrdovicianLate OrdovicianHirnantianCincinnatianGamachianHirnantianXiaoxita †/ShikouWufeng †443.8
KatianChientangkiangian445.2
Richmondian446 *
Neichianshanian/Hanjiang449.5
MaysvillianRocklandian †/Shermanian/Ashbyan/Kirkfieldian/Blackriveran/Wildernessian/Trentonian/Franklinian449.8 *
Edenian450.4 *
MohawkianChatfieldian451.1 *
Sandbian453
Turinian453.7 *
WhiterockianCanadian †Chazyan †/Marmor457 *
Middle OrdovicianDarriwilianDarriwilianGuniu †/Hulo458.4
Hunjiang †Dawan †/Daobaowan/Ningkuo466.3 *
DapingianDapingian467.3
Rangerian469.1 *
Early OrdovicianFloianIbexianBlackhillsianJeffersonian †Cassinian †Yiyangian470
Tulean473.9 *
TremadocianXinchangian477.7
Lianghekou †477.9 *
Stairsian480.3 *
Skullrockian/Demingian482 *
485.4
487.5