International Chronostratigraphic Timescale
The interval definitions in this timescale are derived from the following sources:
- K. M. Cohen, S.C. Finney, P.L. Gibbard and J.-X. Fan. 2023. The ICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2023/09. view
- J. Palfy, P. L. Smith, and J. K. Mortensen. 2000. A U-Pb and 40Ar/39Ar time scale for the Jurassic. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 37(6):923-944 view
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 view
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 view
There are 59 timescales which overlap this one. show
Interval boundaries marked with * have 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.
Interval names marked with † are no longer in current use.
This timescale is used in the definition of 126764 collections
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Ammonite Chrons of Northwest Europe | Permian of Western Europe | Obsolete Carboniferous Ages of China | Permian of the Pamirs | ||||
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Jurassic | Middle Jurassic | Bajocian | Parkinsoni/Garantiana/Subfurcatum/Sauzei/Laeviuscula/Discites | 168.2 | ||||
Humphresianum | 168.4 | |||||||
Aalenian | Concavum/Murchisonae/Opalinum | 170.9 | ||||||
Early Jurassic | Toarcian | Levesquei/Variabilis/Bifrons | Thouarsense | 174.7 | ||||
180.1 | ||||||||
Serpentinum/Falciferum/Tenuicostatum | 182 | |||||||
Pliensbachian | Spinatum/Margaritatus/Davoei/Ibex/Jamesoni | 184.2 | ||||||
Sinemurian | Raricostatum/Oxynotum/Obtusum/Turneri/Semicostatum/Bucklandi | 192.9 | ||||||
Hettangian | Angulata/Liasicus/Planorbis | 199.5 | ||||||
Triassic | Late Triassic | Rhaetian | 201.4 | |||||
Norian | 208.5 | |||||||
Carnian | 227 | |||||||
Middle Triassic | Ladinian | 237 | ||||||
Anisian | 242 | |||||||
Early Triassic | Olenekian | 247.2 | ||||||
Induan | 251.2 | |||||||
Permian | Lopingian | Changhsingian | Dorashamian | 251.902 | ||||
Wuchiapingian | Zechstein | Dzhulfian | 254.14 | |||||
Guadalupian | Capitanian | Rotliegendes | Midian | 259.51 | ||||
Wordian | 264.28 | |||||||
Murgabian | 266.2 * | |||||||
Roadian | 266.9 | |||||||
Cisuralian | Kungurian | Kubergandian | 273.01 | |||||
Bolorian | 279.8 | |||||||
Artinskian | Autunian | 283.5 | ||||||
Yakhtashian | 286 | |||||||
Sakmarian | Sakmarian | 290.1 | ||||||
Asselian | Asselian | 293.52 | ||||||
Carboniferous | Pennsylvanian | Gzhelian | Mapingian † | 298.9 | ||||
Kasimovian | 303.7 | |||||||
305.9 |