471 – 458 MA

Epoch · Ordovician

Middle Ordovician

471–458 Ma

The Middle Ordovician is an epoch within the Ordovician, spanning roughly 471 to 458 million years ago.

Rankepoch· Paleobiology Database
Base471 Ma· Paleobiology Database
Top458 Ma· Paleobiology Database
Duration12.9 Myr· Paleobiology Database
ChartICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2023/09 (ages from Macrostrat/PBDB interval tables)

Elsewhere

Cite this article

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

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  title        = {Middle Ordovician},
  author       = {{Stratum Study}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/study/time/middle-ordovician}},
  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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