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
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 | Carboniferous of China | ||||
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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 | 251.902 | |||
Wuchiapingian | 254.14 | |||||
Guadalupian | Capitanian | 259.51 | ||||
Wordian | 264.28 | |||||
Roadian | 266.9 | |||||
Cisuralian | Kungurian | 273.01 | ||||
Artinskian | 283.5 | |||||
Sakmarian | 290.1 | |||||
Asselian | 293.52 | |||||
Carboniferous | Pennsylvanian | Gzhelian | 298.9 | |||
Xiaodushanian | 300 * | |||||
Kasimovian | 303.7 | |||||
Dalaun | 305.8 * | |||||
Moscovian | 307 | |||||
Bashkirian | 315.2 | |||||
Huashibanian | 318.5 * | |||||
Lousuan | 321.2 * | |||||
Mississippian | Serpukhovian | Dewunian | 323.2 | |||
Shangsian | 330.8 * | |||||
Visean | 330.9 | |||||
Jiusian | 335 * | |||||
Tournaisian | Tangbagouan | 346.7 | ||||
358.9 |