506 – 497 MA

Epoch · Cambrian

Miaolingian

506–497 Ma

The Miaolingian is an epoch within the Cambrian, spanning roughly 506 to 497 million years ago.

Rankepoch· Paleobiology Database
Base506 Ma· Paleobiology Database
Top497 Ma· Paleobiology Database
Duration9.5 Myr· Paleobiology Database
ChartICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2023/09 (ages from Macrostrat/PBDB interval tables)

Elsewhere

Cite this article

Stratum Study. "Miaolingian" (Time interval). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19. https://stratum.black/study/time/miaolingian. Accessed 2026-09-20.

@misc{stratum-miaolingian,
  title        = {Miaolingian},
  author       = {{Stratum Study}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/study/time/miaolingian}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Time interval article, Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19; sources: stratum, pbdb. Accessed 2026-09-20.}
}

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