359 – 347 MA

Subepoch · Mississippian

Early Mississippian

359–347 Ma

The Early Mississippian is a subepoch within the Mississippian, spanning roughly 359 to 347 million years ago.

Ranksubepoch
Base359 Ma
Top347 Ma
Duration12.2 Myr
ChartICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2023/09 (ages from Macrostrat/PBDB interval tables)

Elsewhere

Cite this article

Stratum Strata. "Early Mississippian" (Time interval). Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/strata/time/early-mississippian. Accessed 2026-09-21.

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  title        = {Early Mississippian},
  author       = {{Stratum Strata}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/strata/time/early-mississippian}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Time interval article, Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21; sources: stratum. Accessed 2026-09-21.}
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