PBDB Timescale

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
F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 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

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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.

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International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Permian of the Pamirs	Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan		Wanganui	Haweran	0
		Northgrippian				0.0042
		Greenlandian				0.0082
	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene				0.0117
		Chibanian				0.129
		Chibanian			Castlecliffian	0.34
		Calabrian			Castlecliffian	0.774
		Calabrian			Nukumaruan	1.63
		Gelasian			Nukumaruan	1.8
		Gelasian			Mangapanian	2.4
Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian			Mangapanian	2.58
		Piacenzian			Waipipian	3
		Zanclean			Waipipian	3.6
		Zanclean			Opoitian	3.7
	Miocene	Messinian		Taranaki	Kapitean	5.333
		Messinian			Tongaporutuan	7.2
		Tortonian			Tongaporutuan	7.246
		Tortonian		Southland	Waiauan	11.04
		Serravallian			Waiauan	11.63
		Serravallian			Lillburnian	13.05
		Langhian			Lillburnian	13.82
					Clifdenian	15.1
				Pareora	Altonian	15.9
		Burdigalian			Altonian	15.98
		Burdigalian			Otaian	18.7
		Aquitanian			Otaian	20.44
		Aquitanian		Landon	Waitakian	21.7
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian			Waitakian	23.03
					Duntroonian	25.2
					Whaingaroan	27.3
		Rupelian				27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian				33.9
				Arnold	Runangan	34.6
					Kaiatan	36.7
		Bartonian			Kaiatan	37.71
		Bartonian			Bortonian	39.1
		Lutetian			Bortonian	41.2
				Dannevirke	Porangan	42.6
					Heretaungan	45.7
		Ypresian			Heretaungan	47.8
					Mangaorapan	48.9
					Waipawan	52
	Paleocene	Thanetian			Teurian	56
		Selandian				59.2
		Danian				61.6
Cretaceous	Late Cretaceous	Maastrichtian		Mata	Haumurian	66
		Campanian			Haumurian	72.1
		Santonian			Piripauan	83.6
		Santonian		Raukumara	Teratan	86.1
		Coniacian				86.3
		Turonian				89.8
					Mangaotanean	90.5
					Arowhanan	93.7
		Cenomanian			Arowhanan	93.9
				Clarence	Ngaterian	95.2
					Motuan	99.5
	Early Cretaceous	Albian			Motuan	100.5
					Urutawan	103.3
				Taitai	Korangan	108.4
		Aptian			Korangan	113
		Aptian				117.5
		Barremian				121.4
		Hauterivian				125.77
		Valanginian				132.6
		Berriasian	139.8
Jurassic	Late Jurassic	Tithonian		145
		Kimmeridgian		149.2
		Oxfordian		154.8
	Middle Jurassic	Callovian		161.5
		Bathonian		165.3
		Bajocian		168.2
		Aalenian		170.9
	Early Jurassic	Toarcian		174.7
		Pliensbachian		184.2
		Sinemurian		192.9
		Hettangian		199.5
Triassic	Late Triassic	Rhaetian		201.4
		Norian		208.5
		Carnian		227
	Middle Triassic	Ladinian		237
	Middle Triassic	Anisian		242
	Early Triassic	Olenekian		247.2
	Early Triassic	Induan		251.2
Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian		Dorashamian		251.902
	Lopingian	Wuchiapingian		Dzhulfian		254.14
	Guadalupian	Capitanian		Midian		259.51
		Wordian		Midian		264.28
		Wordian		Murgabian		266.2 *
		Roadian		Murgabian		266.9
	Cisuralian	Kungurian		Kubergandian		273.01
		Kungurian		Bolorian		279.8
		Artinskian		Bolorian		283.5
		Artinskian		Yakhtashian		286
		Sakmarian		Sakmarian		290.1
		Asselian		Asselian		293.52
						298.9