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
- 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
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 view
- B. D. Webby. 1998. Steps toward a global standard for Ordovician stratigraphy. Newsletters in Stratigraphy 36:1-33 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 | Permian Subages of Germany | Permian of the Pamirs | Devonian Subages | Ordovician of China | Cambrian of West Avalonia | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permian | Lopingian | Changhsingian | Buntsandstein | Dorashamian | 251.902 | |||||
| Wuchiapingian | Dzhulfian | 254.14 | ||||||||
| Guadalupian | Capitanian | Ohre/Aller | Midian | 259.51 | ||||||
| Wordian | Leine | 264.28 | ||||||||
| Murgabian | 266.2 * | |||||||||
| Roadian | 266.9 | |||||||||
| Cisuralian | Kungurian | Kubergandian | 273.01 | |||||||
| Bolorian | 279.8 | |||||||||
| Artinskian | 283.5 | |||||||||
| Yakhtashian | 286 | |||||||||
| Sakmarian | Sakmarian | 290.1 | ||||||||
| Asselian | Asselian | 293.52 | ||||||||
| Carboniferous | Pennsylvanian | Gzhelian | 298.9 | |||||||
| Kasimovian | 303.7 | |||||||||
| Moscovian | 307 | |||||||||
| Bashkirian | 315.2 | |||||||||
| Mississippian | Serpukhovian | 323.2 | ||||||||
| Visean | 330.9 | |||||||||
| Tournaisian | 346.7 | |||||||||
| Devonian | Late Devonian | Famennian | Late Famennian | 358.9 | ||||||
| Middle Famennian | 365.3 * | |||||||||
| Early Famennian | 368.5 * | |||||||||
| Frasnian | Late Frasnian | 372.2 | ||||||||
| Middle Frasnian | 375.4 * | |||||||||
| Early Frasnian | 379.3 * | |||||||||
| Middle Devonian | Givetian | Late Givetian | 382.7 | |||||||
| Middle Givetian | 383.7 * | |||||||||
| Early Givetian | 385.9 * | |||||||||
| Eifelian | Late Eifelian | 387.7 | ||||||||
| Early Eifelian | 390.3 * | |||||||||
| Early Devonian | Emsian | Late Emsian | 393.3 | |||||||
| Early Emsian | 398.3 * | |||||||||
| Pragian | Pragian | 407.6 | ||||||||
| Lochkovian | Late Lochkovian | 410.8 | ||||||||
| Middle Lochkovian | 412.8 * | |||||||||
| Early Lochkovian | 415.6 * | |||||||||
| Silurian | Pridoli | 419.2 | ||||||||
| Ludlow | Ludfordian | 423 | ||||||||
| Gorstian | 425.6 | |||||||||
| Wenlock | Homerian | 427.4 | ||||||||
| Sheinwoodian | 430.5 | |||||||||
| Llandovery | Telychian | 433.4 | ||||||||
| Aeronian | 438.5 | |||||||||
| Rhuddanian | 440.8 | |||||||||
| Ordovician | Late Ordovician | Hirnantian | Hirnantian | Xiaoxita †/Shikou | Wufeng † | 443.8 | ||||
| Katian | Chientangkiangian | 445.2 | ||||||||
| Neichianshanian/Hanjiang | 449.5 | |||||||||
| Sandbian | 453 | |||||||||
| Middle Ordovician | Darriwilian | Darriwilian | Guniu †/Hulo | 458.4 | ||||||
| Hunjiang † | Dawan †/Daobaowan/Ningkuo | 466.3 * | ||||||||
| Dapingian | Dapingian | 467.3 | ||||||||
| Early Ordovician | Floian | Yiyangian | 470 | |||||||
| Tremadocian | Xinchangian | 477.7 | ||||||||
| Lianghekou † | 477.9 * | |||||||||
| Cambrian | Furongian | Stage 10 | 485.4 | |||||||
| Jiangshanian | 489.5 | |||||||||
| Paibian | 494 | |||||||||
| Miaolingian | Guzhangian | 497 | ||||||||
| Arcadian | 498.4 | |||||||||
| Drumian | 500.5 | |||||||||
| Wuliuan | 504.5 | |||||||||
| Series 2 | Stage 4 | Branchian | 509 | |||||||
| Stage 3 | 514 | |||||||||
| Placentian | 517.1 | |||||||||
| Terreneuvian | Stage 2 | 521 | ||||||||
| Fortunian | 529 | |||||||||
| 538.8 | ||||||||||