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
- J. I. Raine, A. G. Beu, A. F. Boyes, H. J. Campbell, R. A. Cooper, J. S. Crampton, M. P. Crundwell, C. J. Hollis, and H. E. G. Morgans. 2015. Revised Calibration of the New Zealand Geological Timescale: NZGT2015/1. GNS Science Report 2012(39) view
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 view
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 view
- W. B. Harland, R. L. Armstrong, A. V. Cox, L. E. Craig, A. G. Smith and D. G. Smith. 1990. A Geologic Time Scale 1989. 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 126778 collections
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Ammonite Chrons of Northwest Europe | Permian-Jurassic of New Zealand | Carboniferous of North America | Devonian of Germany | |||||
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Jurassic | Late Jurassic | Tithonian | Oteke | Puaroan | 145 | ||||
Kimmeridgian | 149.2 | ||||||||
Kawhia | Ohauan | 150 | |||||||
Heterian | 154.5 | ||||||||
Oxfordian | 154.8 | ||||||||
Middle Jurassic | Callovian | 161.5 | |||||||
Temaikan | 164.3 | ||||||||
Bathonian | 165.3 | ||||||||
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 | |||||
Herangi | Ururoan | 176 | |||||||
180.1 | |||||||||
Serpentinum/Falciferum/Tenuicostatum | 182 | ||||||||
Pliensbachian | Spinatum/Margaritatus/Davoei/Ibex/Jamesoni | 184.2 | |||||||
Aratauran | 188.9 | ||||||||
Sinemurian | Raricostatum/Oxynotum/Obtusum/Turneri/Semicostatum/Bucklandi | 192.9 | |||||||
Hettangian | Angulata/Liasicus/Planorbis | 199.5 | |||||||
Triassic | Late Triassic | Rhaetian | Balfour | Otapirian | 201.4 | ||||
Norian | Warepan | 208.5 | |||||||
Otamitan | 217 | ||||||||
Oretian | 221 | ||||||||
Carnian | 227 | ||||||||
Gore | Kaihikuan | 227.5 | |||||||
Middle Triassic | Ladinian | 237 | |||||||
Etalian | 238 | ||||||||
Anisian | 242 | ||||||||
Malakovian | 246 | ||||||||
Early Triassic | Olenekian | 247.2 | |||||||
Nelsonian | 249 | ||||||||
Induan | 251.2 | ||||||||
DUrville | Makarewan | 251.5 | |||||||
Permian | Lopingian | Changhsingian | 251.902 | ||||||
Waiitian | 253.2 | ||||||||
Wuchiapingian | 254.14 | ||||||||
Puruhauan | 254.2 | ||||||||
Guadalupian | Capitanian | Aparima | Flettian | 259.51 | |||||
Wordian | 264.28 | ||||||||
Barettian | 266 | ||||||||
Roadian | 266.9 | ||||||||
Cisuralian | Kungurian | 273.01 | |||||||
Mangapirian | 276 | ||||||||
Artinskian | 283.5 | ||||||||
Telfordian | 285 | ||||||||
288.5 | |||||||||
Sakmarian | 290.1 | ||||||||
Asselian | Bursumian † | 293.52 | |||||||
Carboniferous | Pennsylvanian | Gzhelian | Virgilian | 298.9 | |||||
Kasimovian | Missourian | 303.7 | |||||||
Desmoinesian | 305.9 * | ||||||||
Moscovian | 307 | ||||||||
Atokan | 312.7 * | ||||||||
Bashkirian | 315.2 | ||||||||
Morrowan | 318.4 * | ||||||||
Mississippian | Serpukhovian | Chesterian | 323.2 | ||||||
Visean | 330.9 | ||||||||
Meramecian | 335.8 * | ||||||||
Osagean | 343.1 * | ||||||||
Tournaisian | 346.7 | ||||||||
Kinderhookian | 351.9 * | ||||||||
Devonian | Late Devonian | Famennian | Wocklum/Dasberg/Hemberg/Nehden | 358.9 | |||||
Frasnian | Adorf | 372.2 | |||||||
Middle Devonian | Givetian | Givetian | 382.7 | ||||||
Eifelian | Eifelian | 387.7 | |||||||
Early Devonian | Emsian | Emsian | 393.3 | ||||||
Pragian | Siegen | 407.6 | |||||||
Lochkovian | Gedinnine | 410.8 | |||||||
419.2 |