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
- A. G. Sennikov and V. K. Golubev. 2006. Vyazniki Biotic Assemblage of the Terminal Permian. Paleontological Journal 40(suppl. 4):S475-S481 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.
This timescale is used in the definition of 126762 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Permian Subages of Germany | Permo-Triassic Subages of Eastern Europe | Precambrian of Russia | Silurian Ages of Europe | Devonian of Germany | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Triassic | Early Triassic | Olenekian | Vokhmian | 247.2 | ||||
| Induan | 251.2 | |||||||||
| Paleozoic | Permian | Lopingian | Changhsingian | Buntsandstein | 251.902 | |||||
| Wuchiapingian | Late Vyatkian/Early Vyatkian | 254.14 | ||||||||
| Guadalupian | Capitanian | Ohre/Aller | Late Severodvinian/Early Severodvinian | 259.51 | ||||||
| Wordian | Leine | Late Urzhumian/Early Urzhumian | 264.28 | |||||||
| Roadian | Late Kazanian/Early Kazanian | 266.9 | ||||||||
| Cisuralian | Kungurian | 273.01 | ||||||||
| Artinskian | 283.5 | |||||||||
| Sakmarian | 290.1 | |||||||||
| 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 | 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 | ||||||||
| Silurian | Pridoli | 419.2 | ||||||||
| Ludlow | Ludfordian | 423 | ||||||||
| Gorstian | 425.6 | |||||||||
| Wenlock | Homerian | Gleedonian | 427.4 | |||||||
| Whitwellian | 429.7 * | |||||||||
| Sheinwoodian | 430.5 | |||||||||
| Llandovery | Telychian | 433.4 | ||||||||
| Aeronian | 438.5 | |||||||||
| Rhuddanian | 440.8 | |||||||||
| Ordovician | Late Ordovician | Hirnantian | 443.8 | |||||||
| Katian | 445.2 | |||||||||
| Sandbian | 453 | |||||||||
| Middle Ordovician | Darriwilian | 458.4 | ||||||||
| Dapingian | 467.3 | |||||||||
| Early Ordovician | Floian | 470 | ||||||||
| Tremadocian | 477.7 | |||||||||
| Cambrian | Furongian | Stage 10 | 485.4 | |||||||
| Jiangshanian | 489.5 | |||||||||
| Paibian | 494 | |||||||||
| Miaolingian | Guzhangian | 497 | ||||||||
| Drumian | 500.5 | |||||||||
| Wuliuan | 504.5 | |||||||||
| Series 2 | Stage 4 | 509 | ||||||||
| Stage 3 | 514 | |||||||||
| Terreneuvian | Stage 2 | 521 | ||||||||
| Fortunian | 529 | |||||||||
| Proterozoic | Neoproterozoic | Ediacaran | Vendian | 538.8 | ||||||
| Cryogenian | 635 | |||||||||
| Tonian | 720 | |||||||||
| Karatau | 800 | |||||||||
| Mesoproterozoic | Stenian | 1000 | ||||||||
| Yurmatian | 1100 | |||||||||
| Ectasian | 1200 | |||||||||
| Burzyan | 1375 | |||||||||
| 1400 | ||||||||||