315 – 307 MA

Subepoch · Pennsylvanian

Middle Pennsylvanian

315–307 Ma

The Middle Pennsylvanian is a subepoch within the Pennsylvanian, spanning roughly 315 to 307 million years ago.

Ranksubepoch
Base315 Ma
Top307 Ma
Duration8.2 Myr
ChartICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2023/09 (ages from Macrostrat/PBDB interval tables)

Elsewhere

Cite this article

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

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

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